Art, literature & history
A Gentleman with a Walking Stick
early 1750s
- Dating
- Within this decade
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall (approximate): 16.2 x 8.7 cm (6 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1980.40.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Giovanni Battista Piranesi. A Gentleman with a Walking Stick. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
A Gentleman with a Walking Stick — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. early 1750s.
Medium: black chalk on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 16.2 x 8.7 cm (6 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1980.40.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce 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.