Tomb with Sphinx, c. 1779-84. Louis Jean Desprez (French, 1743-1804). Aquatint with etching; platemark: 34 x 48.7 cm (13 3/8 x 19 3/16 in.); sheet: 35 x 50.3 cm (13 3/4 x 19 13/16 in.). Originally trained as an architect, Louis Jean Desprez produced this print depicting a tomb while living in Rome. He combined details observed while visiting catacombs in southern Italy with macabre inventions, such as the pair of feet visible from within the sculptural space. Desprez creatively used aquatinta printmaking technique that produces shades of grayto render the space’s dramatic shadows and stone surfaces.

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Tomb with Sphinx, c. 1779-84. Louis Jean Desprez (French, 1743-1804). Aquatint with etching; platemark: 34 x 48.7 cm (13 3/8 x 19 3/16 in.); sheet: 35 x 50.3 cm (13 3/4 x 19 13/16 in.). Originally trained as an architect, Louis Jean Desprez produced this print depicting a tomb while living in Rome. He combined details observed while visiting catacombs in southern Italy with macabre inventions, such as the pair of feet visible from within the sculptural space. Desprez creatively used aquatinta printmaking technique that produces shades of grayto render the space’s dramatic shadows and stone surfaces.

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