Nicholas Revett

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Nicholas Revett (born 1720; died 1804) was a British artist known for his famous work with James Stuart (1713-1788) documenting the ruins of ancient Athens.

The illustrations compose 5 folio volumes and include 368 etched and engraved plates, plans and maps drawn at scale. They were the first of their kind in studies of ancient Greece.

Works

• with James Stuart The Antiquities of Athens (1761).

 

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