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The Works of Piranesi Volume 4: 2.I.4

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Works of Piranesi Volume 4
Opere varie di architettura, prospettiva, grotteschi, antichità. Le Carceri d'Invenzione
Lord Fitzwilliam's print album

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

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Description

Title page dated 1781.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Note

98 etchings

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2.I.4
Primary reference Number: 123089
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 8 October 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Works of Piranesi Volume 4" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/123089 Accessed: 2024-05-03 06:03:35

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/123089 |title=The Works of Piranesi Volume 4 |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-03 06:03:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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