Persepolis. Ruins and Sculptures at Persepolis
1823
ink
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1823
ink
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Persepolis. Ruins and Sculptures at Persepolis is a 1823 ink by J. Pass, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This engraving shows the ruins of Persepolis, an ancient site with broken columns, crumbling walls, and scattered stone blocks. A few people wander among the ruins—some sitting, others walking—while a lion lies on a rock. The sky is bright with soft clouds, and the ground has patches of green. The artist included two smaller sketches of carved stone slabs at the bottom, showing detailed figures and symbols. This was made in 1823 to document the ruins, which were already old by then. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this one used lines to create depth.
The artwork is an etching and stipple engraving hand-coloured by J. Pass in 1823, depicting the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Persia (modern-day Iran). It includes numbered sections and is inscribed for the *Encyclopaedia Londinensis* with the artist’s monogram. The print captures the archaeological remains and sculptural fragments of the site.
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