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The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Pier with a Lamp, plate 15 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Drawbridge, plate 7 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Sawhorse, plate 12 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Gothic Arch, plate 14 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Round Tower, plate 3 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Well, plate 13 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Grand Piazza, plate 4 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Man on the Rack, plate 2 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Pier with a Lamp, plate 15 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1761
Art Institute of Chicago

The Gothic Arch, plate 14 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1750
Art Institute of Chicago

The Well, plate 13 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1750
Art Institute of Chicago

The Sawhorse, plate 12 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1750
Art Institute of Chicago

The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1750
Art Institute of Chicago

The Round Tower, plate 3 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1750
Art Institute of Chicago

The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper · 1750
Art Institute of Chicago