Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by unknown artist, (de Bois)

Published by John Bowles, 1701–1779, British
Title:
A View of the Piazza of St. John de Lateran, of the Cardinals College, and of the Holy Stairs in the City of Rome
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 1/16 x 12 5/8 inches (23 x 32 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, upper right: "12"; lower center: "A view of the PIAZZA of St. John de Lateran, of the CARDINALS COLLEGE, and of | the HOLY STAIRS in the City of ROME."; lower right: "de Bois fecit | Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.197
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
columns (architectural elements) | food | tables | pillars | architectural subject | walking | crosses (objects) | streets | city | men | cityscape | whips (animal equipment) | domes | carriages | drinking glasses | boxes (containers) | piazza | genre subject | coats | buildings | steps | squares (piazzas) | obelisk | palace | church | costume | horses (animals) | dogs (animals) | basilica | cargo | drinking | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Palazzo Laterano | Roma | Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano | Scala Sancta | Italy | Rome | Lateranense Obelisk | Lazio | Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:48967