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The Pier with Chains (Plate XVI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with Chains (Plate XVI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

The Pier with Chains (Plate XVI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
1749–50
Medium/TechniqueEtching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing
DimensionsSheet: 52.6 x 71.9 cm (20 11/16 x 28 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 40.5 x 55 cm (15 15/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit LineStephen Bullard Memorial Fund
Accession numberM25432
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1914, sold by Mrs. A. M. B. Smith, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 1, 1914)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
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The Smoking Fire (Plate VI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Image Not Available for Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Image Not Available for The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue of the Carceri)
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Pier with Chains (Plate XVI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with Chains (Plate XVI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Pier with Chains (Plate XVI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with Chains (Plate XVI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Grand Piazza (Plate IV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Grand Piazza (Plate IV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761