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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13601
People
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy)
Title
The Pier with Chains
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Invenzione capric di Carceri
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1749-1750
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262405

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on two sheets of off-white antique laid paper, joined vertically
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 40.2 x 54.5 cm (15 13/16 x 21 7/16 in.)
sheet: 51.9 x 67.6 cm (20 7/16 x 26 5/8 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/vi
Standard Reference Number
H. 16, F. 39, Rob. 42 i/vi

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Program for Harvard College Fund
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
M13601
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Romantic Prints: David to Courbet, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 03/01/1980 - 04/30/1980

Verification Level

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