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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, printmaker
Plate 2: Chimneypiece designed for John Hope, 1769
Description
Maker
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-1778, Italian, printmaker
Title
Plate 2: Chimneypiece designed for John Hope
Year
1769
Medium
Etching
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Supports
Dimensions
Plate: 39.1 x 25.4 cm (15 3/8 x 10 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Lettered LC: "Le cariatidi... incise."
Numbered LR: 2.
Type
Credit
Gift of Elisha C. Durfee
Object Number
63.066.2
About
A relief of weapons and spoils across the lintel, supported by eagles. Above the lintel is a clock, mounted against Pompeiian style wall decoration. From a series of 67 plates.
Lettered LC: "Le cariatidi... incise."
Numbered LR: 2.
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