473784 Illustration from \'The Story of my escape from the prison of the Republic of Venice called \'I Piombi\'\' by Giacomo Casanova, published 1788 (engraving) by Berka, Johann (1758-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giacomo Casanova (1725-98) was a famous Italian adventurer, author and womaniser. This book, published in France to where he fled after his escape, recounts the tale of his 1755 break from \'I Piombi\' ("The Leads") prison in the Doge\'s Palace in Venice. In this illustration Casanova is seen climbing out of the Palace into an awaiting gondola. \'L\'Histoire de ma Fuite des Prisons de la Republique de Venise qu\'on Appelle "Les Plombs."\'); Bohemian, out of copyright.