Décor of the ancients seen through a Prussian/Parisian haze. Plates from Jakob Ignaz Hittorff’s “Restitution du temple d’Empédocle à Sélinonte,” which was published in Paris in 1851. Started out doing drafting in the Atelier of Charles Percier.

"Coupe transversale du temple." 1846. — “Coupe transversale du temple.” 1846. Chromolithograph. Hubert Roux, lithographer. Image © Royal Academy, London. Fair use license. via https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/coupe-transversale-du-temple

"Fragments de pavés en stuc et en mosaïque, de la Sicile et de Pompéi." 1846. — “Fragments de pavés en stuc et en mosaïque, de la Sicile et de Pompéi.” 1846. Chromolithograph. Hubert Roux, lithographer. Image © Royal Academy, London. Fair use license. via https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/fragments-de-paves-en-stuc-et-en-mosaique-de-la-sicile-et-de-pompei

"Sarcophages et fragments d'architecture coloriée de la Sicile, en marbre et en pierre, avec et sans stuc." 1846. — “Sarcophages et fragments d’architecture coloriée de la Sicile, en marbre et en pierre, avec et sans stuc.” 1846. Chromolithograph. Hubert Roux, lithographer. Image © Royal Academy, London. Fair use license. via https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/sarcophages-et-fragments-darchitecture-coloriee-de-la-sicile-en-marbre-et

"Bas-reliefs, figures et tête en terre cuite coloriée, de la Grèce et da la Sicile." 1846. — “Bas-reliefs, figures et tête en terre cuite coloriée, de la Grèce et da la Sicile.” 1846. Chromolithograph. Hubert Roux, lithographer. Image © Royal Academy, London. Fair use license. via https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/bas-reliefs-figures-et-tete-en-terre-cuite-coloriee-de-la-grece-et-da-la

"Chapiteau ionique en marbre, antéfixe et cymaises en marbre et en terre cuite, découverts à Athènes." 1846. — “Chapiteau ionique en marbre, antéfixe et cymaises en marbre et en terre cuite, découverts à Athènes.” 1846. Chromolithograph. Hubert Roux, lithographer. Image © Royal Academy, London. Fair use license. via https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/chapiteau-ionique-en-marbre-antefixe-et-cymaises-en-marbre-et-en-terre

New post available in my public (free) Karl Friedrich Schinkel winter series on my patreon.com page

right here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23794847

Four images this week and each week until the end of January when a new series will start to run another two months.

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Latest Karl Friedrich Schinkel watercolor public (free) post up on my patreon.com page.

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This series running through the end of January and then there will be another one just as lovely.

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