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The drawbridge
(1749-1760)
plate VII from the Invenzioni Capric di Carceri all Acqua Forte (Fanciful images of prisons) series (1749-60), 1st edition published by Giovanni Bouchard, Rome
Medium
etching, engraving, and scratching
Measurements
54.7 × 40.6 cm (plate) 75.5 × 53.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Robison 33 i/vi
Edition
1st or 2nd issue
Inscription
inscribed in plate below image l.l.: Piranesi f.
Accession Number
1136.5-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Architecture Law, Civics and Protest
Subjects (specific)
arches drawbridges imaginary views imprisonment prisons (buildings) stairs stonework towers (building divisions)