Plate 6: The Sarcophagus: two men conversing to left, another man seated and sleeping to right, an ancient sarcophagus to left decorated with reliefs, a pyramid to right in the background half-hidden by cyprus trees, from "Les soirées de Rome"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Les soirées de Rome
Artist: Hubert Robert
Artist bio: French, Paris 1733–1808 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1763–64
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 1/2 in. (18.5 x 14 cm)
plate: 5 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (13.8 x 9.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Tombs|Heads|Men|Sarcophagus