Sepulcher in Egyptian Style with Sphinxes and an Owl, Louis-Jean Desprez, French, active Sweden, 1743–1804, Pen and black ink, gray and blue-gray wash, traces of graphite on off-white paper, Architectural fantasy. Pentagonal sarcophagus, supported on the backs of sculpted sphinxes, is housed in a rounded arch niche. A small niche in the left of the arch contains an urn. Two unshod feet appear in an arched opening of the sarcophagus, which is ornamented with hieroglyphs and a carved owl perched on top., Rome, Italy, ca. 1779–84, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Sepulcher, Egyptian Style, Sphinxes, Owl, Louis-Jean Desprez, French, active Sweden, 1743–1804, Pen, black ink, gray, blue-gray wash, traces, graphite, off-white paper, Architectural fantasy, Pentagonal sarcophagus, supported, backs, sculpted sphinxes, housed, rounded arch niche, small niche, left, arch contains, urn, Two unshod feet, arched opening, sarcophagus, ornamented, hieroglyphs, carved owl perched, top, Rome, Italy, ca, 1779–84, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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