Identification title(s): dungeon with stone reliefs with lions. Dungeons (series title). Carceri d'invenzione (series title). Object type: print serial number: 5/16object number: rp-p-1966-392. Catalog reference: focillon 28. Note: second edition. Wilton-ely 30. Note: second edition. Hind (piranesi) 5-1(2). Note: second edition. Robison 44-2(3). Note: second edition. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of a monumental space, a dungeon, with two large stone reliefs in the foreground depicting lions. Numbered top left: v. Manufacture. Manufacturer: print maker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), according to own design by: giovanni battista piranesi publisher: giovanni battista piranesi. Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1761. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 561 mm × w 412 mm explanation this print is part of the second edition of the 'carceri' series by giovanni battista piranesi. The first edition of the 'carceri' series, containing 14 plates (including title print), was published by giovanni bouchard in rome between 1749-1750. This first edition of the series was entitled: 'invenzioni capric di carceri all acqua forte'. Piranesi himself published the second edition in 1761. For this edition he edited all the plates and added two new plates. The series was given the new title: 'carceri d'invenzione'. Subject: what: prison, jailpiece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculptureprisoner; in fetters. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1966. Date: 1761.
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