Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons

1761

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 41 × 54 cm (16 3/16 × 21 5/16 in.); Plate: 41.5 × 54.8 cm (16 3/8 × 21 5/8 in.); Sheet: 59 × 78.7 cm (23 1/4 × 31 in.)
Collection no.: 1922.5600
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1761.

Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 41 × 54 cm (16 3/16 × 21 5/16 in.); Plate: 41.5 × 54.8 cm (16 3/8 × 21 5/8 in.); Sheet: 59 × 78.7 cm (23 1/4 × 31 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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