Column capitals
Date
1851
Creator
John Henry Le Keux (1812 - 1896, British) , Engraver
After
John James Ruskin (1785, British) , Art critic
Object type
Library reference
R61623
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 250mm
width (page): 180mm
height (plate): 210mm
width (plate): 130mm
width (page): 180mm
height (plate): 210mm
width (plate): 130mm
Subject
Description
Architectural study of twelve capital designs in the Byzantine style, several of which feature foliage detailing.
Inscribed: ‘J. Ruskin. J. H. Le Keux./ Byzantine Capitals. Convex Group.’
Plate VII from John Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice, vol. 1 (London, 1851).
John Ruskin (1819–1900), British art critic and social critic, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed: ‘J. Ruskin. J. H. Le Keux./ Byzantine Capitals. Convex Group.’
Plate VII from John Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice, vol. 1 (London, 1851).
John Ruskin (1819–1900), British art critic and social critic, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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