Art, literature & historyFantastic Port Monument [left plate]
late 1740s
- Dating
- Within this decade
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching and engraving [printed 1978]
- Dimensions
- overall: 54.1 x 38.8 cm (21 5/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1979.32.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Fantastic Port Monument [left plate] — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. late 1740s.
Medium: etching and engraving [printed 1978].
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 54.1 x 38.8 cm (21 5/16 x 15 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1979.32.1. Gift of the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica-Calcografia, Rome.
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.