Carceri

Artists

Description

Includes the following plates from the 2nd edition in this order: Title Plate (Robison 29) pl. II, The Man on the Rack (Robison 43) pl. IV, The Grand Piazza (Robison 31) pl. V, The Lion Bas-Reliefs (Robison 44) pl. IX, The Giant Wheel (Robison 35) pl. X, Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Robison 36) pl. XI, The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Robison 37) pl. XII, The Sawhorse (Robison 38) pl. XIII, The Well (Robison 39) pl. XIV, The Gothic Arch (Robison 40) pl. XV, The Pier with a Lamp (Robison 41) pl. XVI, The Pier with Chains (Robison 42)

Dimensions

closed: 59.5 × 45.5 cm (23 7/16 × 17 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Thomas Palmer, Boston, gift; to Harvard College, 1772, eventually Harvard College Library, transfer; to Harvard Art Museums, 2022