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Undergraduate study, Queen Mary, University of London
Ref No (click to see in context)WFD/PRINT/21
TitleAnother Side View of the Same Tripod, Giovanni Battista Piranesi
LevelItem
Datelate 18th century
Extent1 outsize item
DescriptionEtching of an ornate tripod, with description in Italian.

Taken from 'Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcophagi, Tripode, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichiti,' desegnati ed incisi del cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, publicati l'anno MDCCLXXIX, 2 vols. Many of the plates in this publication were dedicated to past or prospective clients, over fifty of whom were British. This print includes the inscription 'Al Sig. Guglielmo Sandys Cavaliere Inglese Amatore delle belle Arti'. [Mr William Sandys English Amateur of Fine Arts].
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DS/UK/30Westfield College; 1882-1989; Higher Education Institution