The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Imaginary Prisons

1750–60

Dating: Date range
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 53.5 × 39.4 cm (21 1/8 × 15 9/16 in.); Plate: 54.3 × 40 cm (21 7/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 80 × 55 cm (31 1/2 × 21 11/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1941.1250
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Imaginary Prisons — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1750–60.

Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 53.5 × 39.4 cm (21 1/8 × 15 9/16 in.); Plate: 54.3 × 40 cm (21 7/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 80 × 55 cm (31 1/2 × 21 11/16 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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