Portrait of G.B. Piranesi in imitation of an antique bust, from "Opere varie di Architettura, prospetive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano" (Various Works of Architecture, perspectives, grotesques, and antiquities, designed and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Opere Varie di Architettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziani
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Francesco Polanzani|Giovanni Bouchard
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome|Italian, Noale near Venice 1700–after 1783 Venice (?)|French, ca. 1716–1795
Artist role: Sitter|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: 1750
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 13/16 x 18 7/8 in. (32.5 x 48 cm)
Plate: 5 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (13.3 x 27 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Accession year: 1937
Tags: Men|Portraits