The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title

The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons

Origin

Italy

Date

1750

Medium

Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper

Dimensions

409 × 552 mm (image); 409 × 552 mm (plate); 552 × 772 mm (sheet)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1941.1243

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