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Title page (first edition), vignette: Fragment of a shield spearated from the Trophies of Octavian Augustus, now in the courtyard of the Mendicant Fathers at Torre de'Conti, from "Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi" (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi)

printed ca. 1780
Not on view

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  • Title: Title page (first edition), vignette: Fragment of a shield spearated from the Trophies of Octavian Augustus, now in the courtyard of the Mendicant Fathers at Torre de'Conti, from "Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi" (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi)
  • Series/Portfolio: Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la Vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti diligentemente ricavati dagli avanzi più preziosi delle fabbriche antiche di Roma, utili a pittori, scultori, ed architetti, disegnati ed incisi da Giambattista Piranesi, Architetto Veneziano.
  • Artist: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris)
  • Date: printed ca. 1780
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)
    Plate: 5 5/16 x 10 5/8 in. (13.5 x 27 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.8(83)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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