Ashby Collection. Prints
Veduta del Porto di Ripetta
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 (artist)Ashby, Thomas, 1874-1931 (collector)
[Roma]
Presso l’autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trinità de’ monti
[between 1761 and 17??]
1 print : etching ; 52,5 x 74,5 cm.
Bottom right: Piranesi Architetto fec. Presso l’autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trinità de’ monti. A due paoli e mezzo. Caption continues: 1. S. Girolamo de’ Schiavoni. 2. Dogana di Ripetta. 3. Colonne, o mete, nelle quali sono segnate le maggiori escrescenze del Tevere. 4. Palazzo del Principe Borghese. 5. Stale dello stesso Principe. 6. Palazzo della sua Famiglia. 7. Collegio Clementino. Title from the print's caption. Forms part of: Ashby Collection. Prints.
Focillon, 814 Wilton-Ely, 155
Digitisation sponsored by Clare Hornsby 2021
BoatsCarriages & coachesChurchesFishermenHarborsPeopleRiversStaircasesBuildings, structures, etcPictorial works
ItalyRomeTiber RiverRomaLazio
1760-1770
Etchings
British School at Rome
TA[PRI]-GBP16-118
Closed access material (Library)
One of the loose prints by Giovanni Battista Piranesi originally belonged to Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), Director British School at Rome (1906-1925), who inherited his father’s library and continued to enrich the collection throughout his life. The collection was purchased from his widow in 1931 for the BSR Library thanks to a generous donation from the Treasurer at the time, William Russell.
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