Terms and conditions of use
Prisoners on a projecting platform
(mid 1760s-early 1770s)
plate X from the Carceri d'Invenzioni (Imaginary prisons) series (1761- late 1770s), 2nd edition published by G. B. Piranesi, Rome
Medium
etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite and burnishing
Measurements
41.4 × 54.9 cm (plate) 56.2 × 80.7 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Robison 36 iv/vi
Edition
3rd issue
Inscription
inscribed in plate l.l.: Piranesi f.
Accession Number
1150.10-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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