Patmos Medical Passages from the Diary of

Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician

Engraving Medium: Woodcut engravi

Dapper’s travel publication

5 x 26cm OR 15

The painting is now in the collection of Tate Britain

Patmos Medical Passages from the Diary ofA rare and beautiful view of the island of Patmos, from C. Gouffiers Voyage Pittoresque de la Grce. Auguste de Choiseul Gouffier whose passion for ancient Greece led him to travel to the country in 1776 accompanied by an entourage of prominent artists and scholars. His monumental publication was received with enthusiasm in France. Gouffier was granted membership to the Acadmie Franaise and subsequently became the Ambassador of Constantinople. An