Zwei Romanische Gefäs und der Tempel der gutten Götter, welcher auf dem Berg Aventino gestanden. Copper engraving by Johann Adam Delsenbach after the design of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. Copper engraving plate 9 from the famous work “Entwurff einer historicalen Architectur” by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach Vienna: 1721. The engraving shows two vases in the foreground, placed on stone pillars overlooking a wide view centered on a temple or palace on the background, and people strolling around the grounds. The engravings give the vase titles in French, with captions in the bottom margin in French and German. The prints come from the concluding part of Entwurff einer historicalen Architectur, a five-part work by the influential Austrian architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, considered the first successful comparative study of architecture. That fifth volume contains 13 plates of various ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman vases, along with more recent examples, including some designed by Fischer von Erlach. The inclusion of a series of vase designs in a work on architecture reflects an era when architects routinely designed decorative or functional objects as part of their practice. The sheet measures 47 x 36 cm, the image measures 41.5 x 28.5 cm. The print is in very good condition.