Tombs, Plate 4
Plate 4 of a series of designs for tombs. This design shows a vase atop a column on a plinth. On the plinth is an inscription. On the left side of the plinth is a hooded woman seen in profile. On the right side is a woman with a wreath, also seen in profile. In front of the plinth is an angel writing on a tablet while sitting on a sarcophagus.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tombs, Plate 4
- Artist and engraver: Charles Hutin (French, Paris 1715–1776 Dresden)
- Date: 1764
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 6 7/16 in. (23 × 16.4 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.600.40(4)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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