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The staircase with trophies

The staircase with trophies
 (1749-c. 1758)
plate VIII 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 and engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
54.7 × 40.1 cm (plate) 75.3 × 53.0 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Robison 34 i/vi
Edition
1st or 2nd issue
Accession Number
1136.6-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Architecture Law, Civics and Protest
Subjects (specific)
arches balustrades imaginary views imprisonment prisons (buildings) stairs stonework trophies (objects)

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