The Excavation of an Obelisk from the Campo Marzo, ca. 1749, Etching, Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 13/16 in. (25.2 × 35.1 cm), Prints, Jean Barbault (French, Viarmes 1718–1762 Rome), This obelisk had been unearthed in 1748 when small houses behind Palazzo di Montecitorio were torn down in order to construct a new building for the Augustinian monks of S. Maria del Popolo. The obelisk was found broken into five major pieces
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Excavation, Obelisk, Campo Marzo, ca, 1749, Etching, Sheet, 9 15/16, 13 13/16, 25.2, 35.1 cm, Prints, Jean Barbault, French, Viarmes, 1718–1762, Rome, obelisk, unearthed, 1748, small houses, Palazzo di, Montecitorio, torn down, order, construct, new building, Augustinian monks, S, Maria del, Popolo, broken, five major, pieces
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