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Tomb with Sphinxes and an Owl

Louis Jean Desprez

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Artist
Louis Jean Desprez
Date
1779–84
Medium
Etching and aquatint in brown on cream laid paper
Materials
paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
33.8 × 48.6 cm (13 5/16 × 19 3/16 in.)
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Credit
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund

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Cite this work

Louis Jean Desprez, Tomb with Sphinxes and an Owl, 1779–84, Etching and aquatint in brown on cream laid paper, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund

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