The Pier with Chains, from Carceri d'Invenzioni (Imaginary Prisons), plate 16
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Carceri d'Invenzioni
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: printed 1800–1809
Medium: Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; fifth state of six (Robison)
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm)
Plate: 15 15/16 x 21 5/8 in. (40.5 x 55 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941