Istituto di St. Michele (home for delinquent children), Rome, Italy. Etching by I. Noval after G. Vasi, 1747.

  • Vasi, Giuseppe, 1710-1782.
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1747
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24261i
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Built on the embankment (the Ripa Grande) across the river from the Aventine, the Istituto was founded in 1704 by Clement XI as a home for juvenile delinquents. It was one of the first attempts to separate children from adults in prison

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London : Printed for John Bowles & son at the Black Horse in Cornhil

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1 print : etching ; platemark 18.8 x 26.2 cm

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Porta di Ripa Grande, or the great kay, with the hospital of St. Michel. G. Vasi delin. I. Noval sculp. Bears number: 4

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Wellcome Collection 24261i

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