Porticus of Octavia, Rome 1928. Drypoint, signed in pencil lower right, initialed and dated in plate lower left: LCR 28. An American architectural etcher and engraver of the 1920's and 1930's era, Louis Conrad Rosenberg first studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then enrolled at the Royal College of Art, London, to study etching techniques under Malcolm Osborne. Rosenberg concluded his education in Rome at the American Academy. During his career Rosenberg etched and engraved many architectural views throughout both Europe and the United States. Of major interest however were the buildings of Rome, Venice and Constantinople, and he created an impressive collection of views of these three cities over of period of more than twenty years. Overall size: 19 x 14 in. Sight size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.