Bird in shell at the center of the lintel, with a frieze of trophies, surmounted by an overmantel with candelabra and flanked by chairs. (Ch. décorée d'une frise de casques et d'armures . . .)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1769 (?)

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Title: Bird in shell at the center of the lintel, with a frieze of trophies, surmounted by an overmantel with candelabra and flanked by chairs. (Ch. décorée d'une frise de casques et d'armures . . .)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: 1769 (?)
Type: Print Ornament & Architecture
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/359772
Medium: Etching
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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