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Remains of the Temple of Jupiter
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Remains of the Temple of Jupiter

Date1750-1770
Artist/Maker Richard Houston (1721-1775)
Publisher John Bowles and Son (fl. 1754 - ca. 1764)
Maker Giovanni Paolo Pannini (1691/2-1765)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving laid paper with no color
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 14 7/8in. (27.9 × 37.8cm) Other (Plate): 10 × 13 7/8in. (25.4 × 35.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1990-270
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Gio P. Pannini Pinx.t / Remains of the Temple of Jupiter. / Constantine's Column. / S.t Pauls Gate. Mausoleum of one of Jupiters Priests. Temple of Peace. / R. Houston fecit"

Lower right in print: "Printed for / John Bowles and / Son at the Black / Horse in Cornhill"
Label TextClassical ruins of Rome with several figures resting on pieces of destroyed masonry.