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Circular color aquatint of a ruined classical temple with columns, a seated bather by water, and figures among fallen stones and a tree.

Environs de Rome

A circular aquatint shows a ruined classical temple with fluted Corinthian columns and a broken entablature, overgrown with foliage. A seated bather rests by the water in the foreground, while figures stand on fallen blocks at right beside a leafless tree and a stone urn. Below, a dedication inscription and a coat of arms appear.

Artist
Charles Melchoir Descourtis
Date
1784
Medium
color aquatint on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2933 × 3425 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1784).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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