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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Plate 45: Egyptian decoration of the Caffe degli Inglesi

Description

Maker

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), printmaker

Title

Plate 45: Egyptian decoration of the Caffe degli Inglesi
Diverse Maniere d'Adornare i Cammini

Year

1769

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 23.8 x 32.5 cm (9 3/8 x 12 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered along bottom: "Altro spaccato per... deserti dell' Egitto."; lettered LL: "Disegno ed invezione del Cavalier piranesi."; lettered LR: "Cav. Piranesi F."
Numbered LR: 45
Watermark: a fleur-de-lys within a double circle.

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Wilton-Ely 1994, no. 875

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Elisha C. Durfee

Object Number

63.066.45

Type

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Tombstone

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), printmaker
Plate 45: Egyptian decoration of the Caffe degli Inglesi; Diverse Maniere d'Adornare i Cammini, 1769
Etching
Plate: 23.8 x 32.5 cm (9 3/8 x 12 13/16 inches)
Gift of Elisha C. Durfee 63.066.45

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