The Excavation of an Obelisk from the Campo Marzo
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Jean Barbault
Artist bio: French, Viarmes 1718–1762 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1749
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 13/16 in. (25.2 × 35.1 cm)
Plate: 7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (19 × 28.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962
Tags: Obelisks|Men|Hieroglyphs|Rome