Art, literature & historyThe Drawbridge
c. 1758
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching, engraving, sulphur tint, and scratching with ink dabbing on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 54.5 x 40.9 cm (21 7/16 x 16 1/8 in.) sheet: 74 x 52.6 cm (29 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2003.44.5
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Drawbridge — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. c. 1758.
Medium: etching, engraving, sulphur tint, and scratching with ink dabbing on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 54.5 x 40.9 cm (21 7/16 x 16 1/8 in.) sheet: 74 x 52.6 cm (29 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2003.44.5. Patrons' Permanent Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.