Art, literature & historyThe Sawhorse, plate 12 from Imaginary Prisons
c. 1750
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 40.8 × 55.2 cm (16 1/8 × 21 3/4 in.); Plate: 41.4 × 55.9 cm (16 5/16 × 22 1/16 in.); Sheet: 55.5 × 80.3 cm (21 7/8 × 31 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1941.1244
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Sawhorse, plate 12 from Imaginary Prisons — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. c. 1750.
Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 40.8 × 55.2 cm (16 1/8 × 21 3/4 in.); Plate: 41.4 × 55.9 cm (16 5/16 × 22 1/16 in.); Sheet: 55.5 × 80.3 cm (21 7/8 × 31 5/8 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.