Illustration of the Emissarium of Lake Albano [Fig. I. Plan of Lake Albano; Fig. II. Section showing extent of tunnel; Figs. III., IV. Views of structure; Fig. V. Plan of structure], tavola 1 from "Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano di Gio Battista Piranesi" (Description and Design of the Emissarium of Lake Albano by Gio. Battista Piranesi)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano di Gio Battista Piranesi
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1762
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm)
Plate: 16 1/8 x 24 3/16 in. (41 x 61.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941