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Voyage Pittoresque - Temple of Jupiter at Pozuollo / Description: Temple of Jupiter Serapis at Pozzuolo near Naples. One of the finest etchings from: Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile by SAINT-NON, Jean Claude Richard, l'abbé de (1727-1791). / Dimensions: 26,50 x 37,00 cm Good condition. The wide margins with mild foxing at the borders. On a large sheet of watermarked laid paper. / Literature: The "Voyage Pittoresque" was one of the most celebrated illustrated books of the eighteenth century. For the genesis of the project, see Antony Griffiths, "The Contract between Laborde and Saint-Non for the Voyage Pittoresque de Naples et de Sicile", Print Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 4 (December 1988), pp. 408-414.