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Etching of a large carved urn on a pedestal beside a ruined classical colonnade, with a tree and two small figures at left.

Vase on a Pedestal Among Ruined Classical Architecture

An etching shows a large ornate urn resting on a carved pedestal with circular medallion reliefs, set within a ruined colonnade of fluted pillars and coffered ceilings. Overgrown trees and two small figures on the left suggest a romantic, fantastical antiquity.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1768, published 1770
Medium
Etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2515 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1770).
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

Ancient Egypt18th centuryclassical architecturevaseetchingprintmakingneoclassicalruinspedestalurncolonnadeblack and white

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