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The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons

The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778
Date
c. 1750
Medium
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 40.9 × 55.2 cm (16 1/8 × 21 3/4 in.); Plate: 40.9 × 55.2 cm (16 1/8 × 21 3/4 in.); Sheet: 55.2 × 77.2 cm (21 3/4 × 30 7/16 in.)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection