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Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

In the foreground are people fishing and a man walking his dog

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 36.6 x 48.2 cm, image 30.5 x 44.3 cm

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 36.7 x 48 cm

Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome, seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

Left to right, the buildings are the temple of Antoninus and Faustina; the temple of Fortuna Virilis (also called temple of Portunus, in the Forum Boarium, Ponte Palatino); and Hadrian's mausoleum (Castel Sant'Angelo). In the centre are an Egyptian obelisk (possibly the Flaminian, Piazza del Popolo), and the Tiber flowing under the Ponte Sant'Angelo (Pons Aelius). In the foreground are (left) the Farnese Hercules (Haskell and Penny, op. cit., pp. 229-232), and on the right a sphinx next to the Medici vase (Haskell and Penny, op. cit., pp. 315-316). Among the staffage are philosophers in discussion by a pool and women getting water from a fountain. On the ground are fragments of ancient buildings

1 print : etching, with line engraving ; image 44.7 x 59.9 cm

Rome: a capriccio of ancient buildings in their unruined state, including two temples, an obelisk, and the mausoleum of Hadrian; with sculptures and a fountain. Etching by J.S. Müller, 1746, after G.P. Panini.

1 print : line engraving ; image and lettering 42 x 35.5 cm

Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: reconstruction of its original state. Line engraving, 1583.

In the centre background is St Peter's Basilica. The labourers and carts in Piranesi's etching are replaced by ladies and gentlemen admiring the scene. On the right is a lawn on which ladies and gentlemen are promenading

1 print : etching, with engraving, watercolour and gouache ; platemark 28.1 x 43.2 cm

Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), and the Ponte Sant'Angelo leading to it across the river Tiber. Coloured etching, 1818, after G.B. Piranesi, 1754.

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Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome, seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

Rome: a capriccio of ancient buildings in their unruined state, including two temples, an obelisk, and the mausoleum of Hadrian; with sculptures and a fountain. Etching by J.S. Müller, 1746, after G.P. Panini.

Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: reconstruction of its original state. Line engraving, 1583.

Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), and the Ponte Sant'Angelo leading to it across the river Tiber. Coloured etching, 1818, after G.B. Piranesi, 1754.

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Ponte Sant'Angelo (Rome, Italy)

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Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome, seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

Rome: a capriccio of ancient buildings in their unruined state, including two temples, an obelisk, and the mausoleum of Hadrian; with sculptures and a fountain. Etching by J.S. Müller, 1746, after G.P. Panini.

Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: reconstruction of its original state. Line engraving, 1583.

Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), and the Ponte Sant'Angelo leading to it across the river Tiber. Coloured etching, 1818, after G.B. Piranesi, 1754.

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