A View of the Vestibule of St. Peter at Rome
1766
mezzotint printed in sepia
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Mezzotint was relatively new at the time this print was made and had yet to be utilized for such large plates of an architectural nature as seen here.
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