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Round tower

Maker

(artist)
1720-1778

(etcher)
1720-1778

(publisher)
18th century (Life dates)

Title

Round tower

Date of Production

1749 = 1760

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Height: 54.5 cm
Width: 41.3 cm

Accession Number

G.1978.PG.44.2

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Related Works

Carceri

Label Text

The sketchiness of this plate, with changes in the etched lines left visible (for example, in the rope on the pulleys at left), and the distant background to the right only vaguely described, focuses attention on the simple but powerfully massive form of the central tower. This is emphasised by the very low viewpoint, suggesting that the viewer is gazing upward from around the foot of the lowest staircase.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008

Piranesi, Tiepolo, Canaletto - Etchings from the Courtauld
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999

Hogarth and Piranesi: Engravings and etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 09/03/1992-07/06/1992

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : centre & recto : :

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