Plate 9, Volume 4

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Artist/Maker	Piranesi (engraver) Tessier (bookbinder)
Place of origin	Italy (engraved) Paris (produced)

Double page portrait orientation engraving in black and white, depicting the subterranean foundations of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (later Castel Sant'Angelo). There are large buttresses supporting the structure, constructed of large travertine blocks, and remains of the covering of opus incertum can be seen on the bottom left of the image. Men in eighteenth century dress are visible at the base of the foundations, giving a sense of scale. Features of the engraving are lettered, with a key in Italian below.

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Categories	Prints Architecture
Object type	Print
Title	Plate 9, Volume 4 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	engraving on paper Paper (Fiber Product) Engraving
Brief description	'Plate 9, Volume 4,' engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 4, Giovanni Piranesi, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807
Physical description	Double page portrait orientation engraving in black and white, depicting the subterranean foundations of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (later Castel Sant'Angelo). There are large buttresses supporting the structure, constructed of large travertine blocks, and remains of the covering of opus incertum can be seen on the bottom left of the image. Men in eighteenth century dress are visible at the base of the foundations, giving a sense of scale. Features of the engraving are lettered, with a key in Italian below.
Dimensions	Height: 110.8cm Width: 41.1cm
Marks and inscriptions	Piranesi Archit. dis. et inc. (bottom right)
Subjects depicted	Roman Ruins Architecture Foundations Buttresses
Places depicted	Rome Mausoleum of Hadrian
Associations	Hadrian Rome
Bibliographic references	From departmental notes. From the bookbinders' label on the inside cover of Volume 4 of 'Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi.'
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4160-1908

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O792278/plate-9-volume-4-print-piranesi/

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