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Etching of a large carved urn on a pedestal beside a ruined classical colonnade, with a tree and two small figures at left.

"Vase reposant sur deux Sphinx adossés", plate 2 from the series Vasi...

An etching shows a large ornate urn resting on a carved pedestal with circular medallion reliefs, set within a ruined colonnade of fluted pillars and coffered ceilings. Overgrown trees and two small figures on the left suggest a romantic, fantastical antiquity.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1768, published 1770
Medium
Etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2515 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1770).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Vaso sobre pedestal entre arquitectura clásica en ruinas

Un aguafuerte muestra un gran jarrón ornamentado apoyado en un pedestal tallado con medallones circulares, dentro de una galería en ruinas de columnas acanaladas y techos artesonados. Árboles y dos pequeñas figuras a la izquierda sugieren una antigüedad romántica y fantástica.

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