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The giant wheel

The giant wheel
(mid 1760s-early 1770s)
plate IX from the Carceri d'Invenzioni (Imaginary prisons) series (1761- late 1770s), 2nd edition published by G. B. Piranesi, Rome

Medium
etching and engraving

Measurements
55.4 × 40.8 cm (plate) 56.0 × 81.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Robison 35 vi/viii

Edition
3rd issue

Inscription
inscribed in plate l.l.: Piranesi f.

Accession Number
1150.9-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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