Image
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, printmaker
Plate 18: Chimneypiece in the Egyptian Style, 1769
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Description
Maker
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-1778, Italian, printmaker
Title
Plate 18: Chimneypiece in the Egyptian Style
Year
1769
Medium
Etching on cream paper
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
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Dimensions
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Plate: 24.9 x 38.7 cm (9 13/16 x 15 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered LL: "Cavalier Piranesi inv. ed inc.", beneath plate "Camino architettato... iscaldarsi."
Numbered LR: 18. Type
Credit
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Gift of Mr. Elisha C. Durfee
Object Number
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63.066.18
About
Chimneypiece with two figures playing harpes to either side of the jambs. From a series of 67 plates.
Lettered LL: "Cavalier Piranesi inv. ed inc.", beneath plate "Camino architettato... iscaldarsi."
Numbered LR: 18.
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