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Print, Plate IV, vol. II of "Le Antichita Romane"

This is a Print. It was created by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It is dated 1756 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is etching. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

35.2 x 23.4 cm (plate mark), 52.8 x 38.4 (paper)

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Print, Plate IV, vol. II of "Le Antichita Romane"; Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778); Italy; etching; 35.2 x 23.4 cm (plate mark), 52.8 x 38.4 (paper); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-83

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