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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Chimneypiece: Frieze of trophies and winged Victories on the lintel, with cornucopias to either side of the jambs decorated with varied reliefs (Ch. décorée d'une grecque), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses)

ca. 1769
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39.5 × 55 cm (15.6 × 21.7 in)

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