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Imaginary Prisons of G. Battista Piranesi, Venetian Architect: title page

1761
18th century
545 x 415 mm (21.5 x 16.3 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Eighth of nine states

Print impression quality: Fairly good

Series: from Carceri d’Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi, Archit[etto] Vene[ziano]

Edition: First Paris edition, 1800–1809, from reworked plate of 1740

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left: “Piranesi F.”

Marks: Watermark: No watermark

Bibliography: Focillon 24; Hind 1; Wilton-Ely 26.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953

Accession Number: 1973.D1.38.1

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prisons*, title pages*

prisons - Use for places of confinement and correction run by state or federal authorities for those adults convicted to sentences over one year for serious crimes; developed since the late 18th century and generally characterized by cell and corridor plans with separation by offense and sex, and programs of rehabilitation provided as means toward prisoner reform. Use "jails" for places for offenders sentenced either for lesser crimes or for terms up to one year.
title pages - The pages of books that display the book's title and usually such information as the author's name, the publisher, and sometimes the date of publication. Where more than one page giving particulars of the title are present, that giving the fullest information is the title page. BATCOB

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plate Dimensions: 545 x 415 mm (21.5 x 16.3 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Imaginary Prisons of G. Battista Piranesi, Venetian Architect: title page, 1761. From Carceri d’Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi, Archit[etto] Vene[ziano]. Etching on laid paper. Eighth of nine states. plate : 545 x 415 mm (21.5 x 16.3 in.). Sheet : 703 x 509 mm (27.7 x 20 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.38.1. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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