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The Carceri, plate 9

A work made of etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper.

Date:

1748/50

Artist:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title

The Carceri, plate 9

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1748–1750

Medium

Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 54.5 × 40 cm (21 1/2 × 15 3/4 in.); Plate: 55.2 × 40.7 cm (21 3/4 × 16 1/16 in.); Sheet: 80.2 × 55.3 cm (31 5/8 × 21 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1941.1253

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