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Louis Jean Desprez

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Watercolor and pen drawing of a Neapolitan cathedral interior with clergy at an altar and a kneeling crowd in the foreground.

The Blood Miracle of Saint Januarius in the Cathedral of Naples

1780

Ink and wash drawing of a colonnaded vestibule with vaulted ceilings, a horseman, courtiers and armed guards.

Somerset House, the Strand Vestibule

Ink and wash drawing of a grand church interior with coffered vaults, columns, and a crowd of figures on the floor.

Interior of St. Peter's Illuminated

1770

Watercolor of a Romanesque cathedral with rose window and tall bell tower, a crowd in a piazza, and ships in harbor.

The Cathedral at Trani

1778

Pen and watercolor drawing of a domed circular temple with robed figures gathered around a burning altar beneath trees.

Ancient Scene with a Funeral Ceremony for an Actor

ca. 1777

Drawing of a grand classical hall with columns, a chariot procession, smoking incense burners, and a statue in a distant nich

The Tomb of Agamemnon

ca. 1787

Watercolor of a banquet in a sea grotto, with costumed guests at long tables, a staircase, balconies, and a ship.

View of the Grotta di Palazzo with Banquet

c. 1790

Pen and wash drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower and arched passage, with a festival procession and crowds in the street belo

View of the Portal and Principal Entrance of the Cathedral of Palermo during the Festival of Sta. Rosalia

n.d.

Watercolor drawing of an arcaded cloister courtyard with a central fountain, obelisk, garden beds, and two robed figures.

Cloister of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples

ca. 1777-79

Sepia drawing of visitors in period dress strolling among classical ruins with carved masks, columns, and a large tree.

Visitors Inspecting Classical Ruins

n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a grand domed church interior with coffered vaults, small figures on the floor, and a glowing cross.

View of Crossing in Saint Peter's

n.d.

Pencil sketches of tombs on cream paper, including a draped standing figure on a pedestal beneath an arch outline.

Sketches of Tombs

1779 / 1784