Elegantiores statuæ antiquæ, in variis Romanorum palatiis asservatæ
Elegantiores statuæ antiquæ is a 1776 collection of engraved plates after ancient Roman statues held in palaces across Rome, compiled for students of archaeology and collectors of classical sculpture, and preserved by Heidelberg University Library. The plates are fine line engravings of single figures and paired statues shown full length on plain ground with inscribed titles, giving a designer clean, classical figure studies of drapery, musculature and contrapposto poses.
