Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

  • Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
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[between 1768 and 1778]
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756348i
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[Rome] : [publisher not identified], [between 1768 and 1778]

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1 print : etching ; platemark 41.5 x 65.5 cm

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Al signor Francesco Dickins cavaliere inglese amatore delle belle arti in atto d'ossequio il cavaliere Gio. Batt.a Piranesi D.D.D. A.B. Due urne cinerarie antiche di marmo adornate con finissimi intagli ed arabeschi. Esse furono trovate ne' sepolcri antichi di Siena. Furono queste urne comprate dal cavalier Cavaceppi, scultore, e trasportate in Roma, ed oggidi sono in Inghilterra. ... L' altri due vasi presentemente sono in Inghilterra. Cavalier Piranesi f.

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John Ingamells, A dictionary of British and Irish travellers in Italy, 1701-1800 compiled from the Brinsley Ford archive, New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1997, p. 299

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Wellcome Collection 756348i

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