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The drawbridge
(mid 1760s-c. 1835)
plate VII from the Carceri d'Invenzioni (Imaginary prisons) series (1761- late 1770s), 2nd edition published by G. B. Piranesi, Rome
Medium
etching, engraving and scratching
Measurements
55.4 × 41.1 cm (plate) 81.0 × 55.7 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Robison 33 iv or v/vi
Edition
3rd or 4th issue
Inscription
inscribed in plate l.l.: Piransesi f.
Accession Number
1150.7-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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