Prisoners on a projecting platform
Maker
(artist)
1720-1778
(etcher)
1720-1778
(publisher)
18th century (Life dates)
1720-1778
(etcher)
1720-1778
(publisher)
18th century (Life dates)
Title
Prisoners on a projecting platform
Date of Production
1749 = 1760
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Height: 41.5 cm
Width: 54.3 cm
Width: 54.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1978.PG.44.8
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
Label Text
One of Piranesi's intentions in the Carceri etchings, of which this is one, was to experiment with ways of achieving variations of tone by means other than the usual line techniques of parallel shading or cross hatching. The extraordinary tonal areas in this print are thought to have been achieved by brushing acid directly on to the copper plate, and letting it bite freely, to create areas of roughened surfaces which will print an uneven texture that appears grey from a distance.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
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
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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