Pier Table, Clock and Decorative Items in the Rezzonico Collection
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720 - 1778
about 1769
Etching on paper
1st Paris edition
Frame: 23 3/4 × 17 3/4 in. (60.3 × 45.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Trevor Fairbrother and John T. Kirk
2011.63.38
Portfolio / Series Title
Diverse maniere d'Adornare i Camini ed Ogni altra parte degli edifizi
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
In plate, lower right corner of image: 63; in plate, below image, center: Questo tavolino ed alcuni altri ornamenti che sono sparsi in quest' opera, si vedono nell appartamento di Sua Eccza Monsig.' D. Gio:Batta Rezzonico Niposte e Maggiorduomo di N. S.PP. Clemente XIII.; in plate, below image, right: Cavalier Piranesi inv. e inc.
Provenance
Trevor Fairbrother and John T. Kirk, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; given to present collection, 2011.
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