The Giant Wheel, plate 9, from the series "Carceri d’Invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

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Image Not Available for The Giant Wheel, plate 9, from the series "Carceri d’Invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)
The Giant Wheel, plate 9, from the series "Carceri d’Invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)
Image Not Available for The Giant Wheel, plate 9, from the series "Carceri d’Invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

The Giant Wheel, plate 9, from the series "Carceri d’Invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

Maker (b. 1720, Mogliano, Italy – d. 1778, Rome, Italy)
Date1748-50
MediumEtching and engraving
Dimensionssheet: 35 1/2 in. x 24 3/4 in. (90.2 cm x 62.9 cm); image, plate: 22 in. x 16 1/4 in. (55.9 cm x 41.3 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineGift of William H. Helfand
Object number2015.101
Status
Not on view
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