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A large marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi
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A large marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi
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Physical description 1 print : etching ; platemark 53 x 38 cm.

Lettering Al signor Guglielmo Constable cavaliere inglese amatore delle belle arti in atto d'ossequio il cavaliere Gio. Batt.a Piranesi D.D.D. Vaso cinerario di gran mole. Le teste dei giovenchi mostrano di reggere il pesante festone composto di frutti fiori grano ed uve, il tutto necessario alla vita umana. Il restante degli ornamenti con gli uccelli formano un vago intreccio nel corpo del vaso.

Note Plate to: G.B. Piranesi, Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne ed ornamenti, 1768-1778

References John Ingamells, A dictionary of British and Irish travellers in Italy, 1701-1800 compiled from the Brinsley Ford archive, New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1997, pp. 235-236

Cite as Wellcome Library no. 756424i

Author, etc. Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. Constable, William, 1721-1791.

Topic-LCSH Urns.

Place name Rome (Italy)

Genre/Technique Etchings.

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Keywords: William Constable; Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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