A marble tripod. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
- Date:
- [between 1768 and 1778]
- Reference:
- 756965i
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About this work
Publication/Creation
[Rome] : [publisher not identified], [between 1768 and 1778]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 39 x 26 cm
Lettering
Altra veduta del tripode antico di marmo che si conserva nel Museo Capitolino. Dedicato all' ill.mo signor cavaliere Edvard Walter in atto d'ossequio il cavaliere Gio. Batt.a Piranesi
Long dedication by Piranesi in praise of Edward Walter and describing his purchases of restored antiquities from Piranesi's museum
References note
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. 977
Reference
Wellcome Collection 756965i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores