The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons

1761

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 54.5 × 40 cm (21 1/2 × 15 3/4 in.); Plate: 55.3 × 40.8 cm (21 13/16 × 16 1/8 in.); Sheet: 78.1 × 59 cm (30 3/4 × 23 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1922.5599
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1761.

Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 54.5 × 40 cm (21 1/2 × 15 3/4 in.); Plate: 55.3 × 40.8 cm (21 13/16 × 16 1/8 in.); Sheet: 78.1 × 59 cm (30 3/4 × 23 1/4 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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