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A Mere Shadow of the Royal Amphitheater (Plate 8 of Buildings of the Greeks, Romans, and Etruscans
Giovanni Francesco Costa (Italian, 1711–1772)
mid 18th century
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 27 x 20.4 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Platemark: 17 x 11.6 cm (6 11/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 17 x 11.6 cm (6 11/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of V. Winthrop Newman
Accession Number29.1981.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mason 8, ii/ii; Mauroner 4
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
InscriptionsEtched in the plate, bottom margin, "Di regio Anfiteatro appena un' ombra. / no. 6. N."
ProvenanceV. Winthrop Newman, New York, London (early 20th cent.); his gift to the MFA November 1, 1929