Views of Ancient Greece as seen in the mid 18th century. Plates from Julien David LeRoy’s work “Monuments de la Grèce, considérées du côté de l’histoire et l’architecture”. Printed in 1770 in Paris by Louis-François Delatour. Collections of the BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Vue sur les ruines des Propylées, ou la porte de la citadelle d’Athènes. Page VI, Plate VI. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f55.item#

Vue du Théâtre’ d’Athènes. Page VII. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f60.item#

Vue de Temple de Thésée à Athene. Page NP. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f64.item#

Vue des ruines de l’Odeum a Athènes. Image IX. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f67.item#

Vue de la Lanterne de Démosthène à Athens. Image X. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f71.item

Vue d’un ancien port d’Athene appelle Phalere (Phaleron). Image XIII. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f82.item

Vue de porte de Pirée Athene. Image XIV. 1770. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. © Collections of and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f85.item

Views of Ancient Greece as seen in the mid 18th century. Plates from Julien David LeRoy’s 1770 work “Monuments de la Grèce, considérées du côté de l’histoire et l’architecture”. Printed in 1770 in Paris by Louis-François Delatour. Collections of the BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France but the Royal Academy in London has it too. The captioning here is an English translation of the original French and is taken from the Royal Academy website.

“View of some temple fragments, situated in a place in Attica called Thoricion.” 1758. Page II, view 36. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. Collections and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Art work itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f36.item#

“Vue de Temple de Minerve à Athene.” Page IV, View 48. 1758. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. Collections and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Art work itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f48.item#

“View of the Erechtheion, Athens.” Page V, View 52. 1758. French. Julien David LeRoy, artist. Jacques Philippe Le Bas, engraver. Collections and image BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Art work itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854533n/f52.item

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