Details of the Ionic Order (after Robert Adam)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
600 x 400 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22247
Summary
Print, lithograph on heavy paper, Details of the Ionic Order (after Robert Adam) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778). Illustrating various architectural features. Sheet labelled at top Vol II No. IV Pl. V. Further information along bottom of page including a measured scale and the following Rt. Adam Architect 1761 Published as the Act directs 1778 Eques J.B.Piranesi incidit Roma.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778), engraver (printmaker) after Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), artist