Histoire de l'art chez les anciens
Histoire de l'art chez les anciens is a French edition of Johann Joachim Winckelmann's history of ancient art, published in Paris in 1801 by Etienne Gide for readers of classical antiquity and art history. Its plates are engraved reproductions of Greek and Roman statues and busts, drawn in fine line with stippled shadows on plain paper. A designer could take from them the restrained contour line and classical figure poses that suit neoclassical typography, museum-style layouts, or sculptural subject matter.
