Landscape with Arched Tomb and an Obelisk
Léon Davent · French
Date: 1540–56
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 6 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (16 × 23.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Landscapes, Obelisks, Tombs
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Date range
1540 – 1556
Largest dimension
23.5 cm
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