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A tripod, a copper vase and an Egyptian-style chair. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.
- Roccheggiani, Lorenzo, active 1804-1817.
- Date
- [1811?]
- Reference
- 2498914i
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Credit: A tripod, a copper vase and an Egyptian-style chair. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
According to the lettering, the tripod formerly belonged to B. Cavaceppi, then passed to Poland: the legs are in the form of gryphons. The vase was in England. The Egyptian chair was copied from a basalt bas-relief found at Pantanello near Tivoli
Publication/Creation
[Milano] : [Presso li Fratt. Vallardi], [1811?]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 17.9 x 29 cm
Contributors
Lettering
1. Un tripode antico di marmo ... 2. Vaso antico di rame ... 3. Sedia egizia ... Roccheggiani dis. e inc.
Creator/production credits
Roccheggiani designed and executed etchings in which lost antiquities shown in ancient bas-reliefs etc. were reconstructed as if they were the originals. They are shown together with other antiquities that had survived in museums or in private collections (often exported from Rome and thus no longer available there)
Lettering note
Bears number: T. LVI
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2498914i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Italian
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores