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Marble urns and vases, and lamps
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Marble urns and vases, and lamps
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Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770 Pictures [Rome] : [s.n.], [between 1768 and 1778]

Physical description 1 print : etching ; platemark 41.5 x 65.5 cm. Lettering Al signor Francesco Dickins cavaliere inglese amatore delle belle arti in atto d'ossequio il cavaliere Gio. Batt.a Piranesi D.D.D. A.B. Due urne cinerarie antiche di marmo adornate con finissimi intagli ed arabeschi. Esse furono trovate ne' sepolcri antichi di Siena. Furono queste urne comprate dal cavalier Cavaceppi, scultore, e trasportate in Roma, ed oggidi sono in Inghilterra. ... L' altri due vasi presentemente sono in Inghilterra. Cavalier Piranesi F. 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, p. 299 Cite as Wellcome Library no. 756348i Author, etc. Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. Dickens, Francis, 1750-1833. Subject name Cavaceppi, Bartolomeo, 1717-1799. Topic-LCSH Vases. Genre/Technique Etchings

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Keywords: Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Francis Dickens; Bartolomeo Cavaceppi
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