The gothic arch

The gothic arch
 (1749-c. 1758)
plate XIV from the Invenzioni Capric di Carceri all Acqua Forte (Fanciful images of prisons) series (1749-60), 1st edition published by Giovanni Bouchard, Rome

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching
Measurements
41.0 × 54.0 cm (plate) 53.0 × 75.3 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Robison 40 i or ii/vi
Edition
1st or 2nd issue
Accession Number
1136.12-3
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 beams (structural elements) grilles (barrier elements) imaginary views imprisonment prisons (buildings) stairs stonework

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Fanciful images of prisons

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Title plate

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The smoking fire

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The grand piazza

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The staircase with trophies

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The giant wheel

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Prisoners on a projecting platform

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The arch with a shell ornament

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The sawhorse

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The well

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The pier with a lamp

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The pier with chains

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