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Brown ink and wash drawing of a vaulted hall with sarcophagi along the left, arches receding to a niche, and small figures near a pedestal.

A View in San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, Rome

A brown ink and wash drawing of a vaulted basement hall lined with ancient Roman sarcophagi carved with reliefs. Arched bays recede toward a tomb-like niche, and small figures stand near a pedestal at the right, lit from an open arch.

Artist
Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
Date
c. 1820
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and various brown washes on ivory wove paper, edge-mounted to an ivory laid paper inlay
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1277 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Suzanne Lord Folds Endowment Fund

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