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The Giant Wheel (Plate IX of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

The Giant Wheel (Plate IX of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

(Italian, 1720–1778)
1749–50
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 71.8 x 52.5 cm (28 1/4 x 20 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 55.1 x 40.5 cm (21 11/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit LineStephen Bullard Memorial Fund
Accession numberM25425
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1914, sold by Mrs. A. M. B. Smith, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 1, 1914)
Image Not Available for The Round Tower (Plate III of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Round Tower (Plate III of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Grand Piazza (Plate IV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Grand Piazza (Plate IV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Smoking Fire (Plate VI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Smoking Fire (Plate VI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Staircase with Trophies (Plate VIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Staircase with Trophies (Plate VIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Staircase with Trophies (Plate VIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Staircase with Trophies (Plate VIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Giant Wheel (Plate IX of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Giant Wheel (Plate IX of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Image Not Available for Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749-50