Athens,- DORISCHER PORTICUS ZU ATHEN.

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Athens,- DORISCHER PORTICUS ZU ATHEN.

Maker:		STUART / REVETT
Date:		Darmstatt, 1830
Colored:		Colored.
Size:		270 x 360 mm / 10.6 x 14.2 inches
Condition:		In general good condition with large margins, some occasional soiling and foxing in margins.

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A fine aquatint view of the 'Gate of Athena Archegetis', in Plaka, Athens, from the rare German edition of 'The Antiquities of Athens' by Stuart and Revett, published in Darmstatt 1829/30.
The Gate of Athena Archegetis is situated west side of the Roman Agora, in Athens and considered to be the second most prominent remain in the site after the Tower of the Winds.
Constructed in 11 BC by donations from Julius Caesar and Augustus, the gate was made of an architrave standing on four Doric columns and a base, all of Pentelic marble. A dedicatory inscription offers an insight into the time and circumstances of the monument's construction: O ???OS ??O ?O? ?OT??SO? ?O??O? ??O G??O? ?O???O? ???S??OS T?O?/ ??? ???O????O?OS T?O? ??O? S???S?O?/ ?T??? ????G????? S?????GO???OS ??? ?O?S O?????S ?????O?S ????TO??O?/ ?O? ??? ??????????O? ??? ?????????? ???? ?O? ????OS ??O?O? ?O? ??? ???S???S???OS/ ??? ???O??OS ????O? ?O? S?????O?OS ?T?O??OS (IG II3 4 12) (The People of Athens from the donations offered by Gaius Julius Caesar the God and the Reverend Emperor son of God To Athena Archegetis, on behalf of the soldiers of Eukles from Marathon, who curated it on behalf of his father Herod and who was also an ambassador under the archon Nicias, son of Sarapion, from the demos of Athmonon). It was a monument dedicated by the Athenians to their patroness Athena Archegetis.

James Stuart and Nicholas Revett, are best known for their central role in pioneering Neoclassicism, and were British architects who traveled in Greece from 1751 to 1754 to record and measure the ancient ruins, particularly those of the Acropolis in Athens. They published their findings in The Antiquities of Athens, the first volume of which appeared in 1762.
In England, Revett and Stuart prepared their work for publication and found subscribers for 'The Antiquities of Athens'. The project was intended to consist of four volumes, although a supplementary volume also appeared. The illustrations include 368 etched and engraved plates, plans and maps drawn at scale.
Although their French rival Julien-David Le Roy published his book about ancient Greek monuments 'Les Ruines des plus beaux bâtiments de la Grèce' before The Antiquities of Athens, the accuracy of Revett and Stuart's work gives their survey a claim to be the first of its kind in studies of ancient Greece; for example, Revett and Stuart were the first Europeans to describe the existence of ancient Greek polychromy.

The first volume, in which the authors are described as "painters and architects", appeared in 1762/3. Revett gave up his interest in the project after the first volume, but Stuart continued to be involved until his death in 1788. The fourth volume appeared in 1816, the year the Elgin Marbles were acquired by the British government.

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