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The Pier with Chains
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The Pier with Chains

Artist PIRANESI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA ITALIAN, 1720-1778
Date1761
Mediumetching on paper
DimensionsOverall (Published): 40.2 x 70.5 cm (15 13/16 x 27 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPRINT
Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. V. Young, 1953
Terms
  • INK
Object number53.27A
DescriptionPrison, Plate 16, second state This work is from a series of 16 Carceri d'Invenzione or "Imaginary Prisons". This work began in 1745 and was reworked in 1761 as per Jan Johnson.
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