The Nymphaeum of the Villa di Papa Giulio, Rome — Hubert Robert | DiscoverArt

The Nymphaeum of the Villa di Papa Giulio, Rome

ca. 1761

Red chalk, with framing lines in pen and brown ink

39.8 × 53 cm (15.7 × 20.9 in)

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