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The Giant Wheel

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778, Italian)

Etching and engraving

Piranesi, The Giant Wheel, plate begun 1749, additions until mid-1770's, etching and engraving.

Piranesi, The Giant Wheel, plate begun 1749, additions until mid-1770's, etching and engraving.

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Description

Date: Plate begun 1749, additions until mid-1770's and later for latter states

Series: Le Carceri d’Invenzione

Medium: Etching and engraving

Dimensions: Plate: 553 x 407 mm.  21 1/4 x 15 5/8 in. Sheet: 662 x 456 mm.  26 x 17 7/8 in.

References:  Hind 9 ii/iii, with the number IX in upper left corner; Robison 35 vi/viii, second edition, third issue, mid 1760’s – early 1770’s, with triangular shape of spike protruding from round structure in center of print and lack of heavy shading in the division between stone blocks to left of the central door.

Provenance: Private collection, U.S.A.