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Matthew Dubourg
The Pyramid of Caius Cestius

1850

$900
£700.86
€797.23
CA$1,296.15
A$1,422.36
CHF 742.91
MX$17,005.93
NOK 9,410.23
SEK 8,776.81
DKK 5,954.16

About the Item

London: c1850. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, full margins. 12 1/2 x 16 inches (317 x 407 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with a small edge loss at the lower-right extreme sheet edge. Minor toning and some areas of light discoloration on the recto and the verso. A Roman landscape featuring the tomb of Caius Cestius, built in the style of a Nubian pyramid in the 12th century BC.

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