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The Drawbridge

Alternate TitleAn Immense Interior with Numersou wooden Galleries and a Drawbridge in the Centre

Etcher Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)

Date1761

Place createdRome, Italy, Europe

Mediumetching, engraving and scratching on antique laid paper, 2nd State

DimensionsPlatemark: 21 15/16 × 16 1/4 in. (55.7 × 41.2 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineBequest of Herbert Greer French

Accession Number1943.460

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