There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color lightgrey darkslategrey darkgrey dimgrey darkolivegreen or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1958

  • We acquired this object.

2005

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Print, Tombeau monumental avec urne funéraire au premier plan (Monumental Tomb with Urn in the Foreground)

This is a Print. It was etched by Jean-Laurent Legeay. It is dated 1768, published 1770 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is etching on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Whitney Warren Jr. and transferred from Cooper Union Library. It is credited Gift of Whitney Warren.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 31.3 x 22.3 cm (12 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.) Platemark: 20.5 x 17.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower left: J.L Le Geay invs et Sculps.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red crayon, upper right: 10

Cite this object as

Print, Tombeau monumental avec urne funéraire au premier plan (Monumental Tomb with Urn in the Foreground); Etched by Jean-Laurent Legeay (French, ca. 1710–86); France; etching on cream laid paper; Sheet: 31.3 x 22.3 cm (12 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.) Platemark: 20.5 x 17.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Gift of Whitney Warren; 1958-136-1-j

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18421281/ |title=Print, Tombeau monumental avec urne funéraire au premier plan (Monumental Tomb with Urn in the Foreground) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=19 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>