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Forum of Augustus, plate 15 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1748

Artist:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title

Forum of Augustus, plate 15 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1748

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 13.3 × 26.3 cm (5 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 34.3 × 45.1 cm (13 9/16 × 17 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Martin Gecht

Reference Number

1982.1830.15

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