Art, literature & historyThe Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons
1761
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 40.9 × 55 cm (16 1/8 × 21 11/16 in.); Plate: 40.9 × 55 cm (16 1/8 × 21 11/16 in.); Sheet: 58.5 × 77.8 cm (23 1/16 × 30 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1922.5605
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1761.
Medium: Etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 40.9 × 55 cm (16 1/8 × 21 11/16 in.); Plate: 40.9 × 55 cm (16 1/8 × 21 11/16 in.); Sheet: 58.5 × 77.8 cm (23 1/16 × 30 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.