The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1755: A Royal Hunting Lodge
1755
Engraver, Roman, 1710 - 1782
Artist After, Italian, 1708 - 1776
Giuseppe Vasi after Paolo Posi (architect)
Attributed to

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 38.2 x 54.4 cm (15 1/16 x 21 7/16 in.)
sheet: 45.3 x 63.7 cm (17 13/16 x 25 1/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1997.111.3
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Catalogue Raisonné
Gori Sassoli no. 60
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Series Title
Temporary Structures for the Roman Festival of the "Chinea"
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Robin Halwas Ltd., London); purchased by NGA, 1997.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1981
Scalabroni, Luisa. Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). Rome: Multigrafica Editrice, 1981, no. 333.
1994
Gori Sassoli, Mario. Della Chinea e di altre "Macchine di gioia". Apparati architettonici per fuochi d'artificio a Roma nel Settecento. Milan, 1994, no. 60.
Inscriptions
extensive inscription; lower right in plate: Giuseppe Vasi incise; lower left in plate: Paolo Posi Archit. 1755.
Wikidata ID
Q75406899