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Print, Frontispiece: Della Magnificenza Ed. Architettura Dei Romani, 1761

This is a Print. It was created by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It is dated 1761 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Ely Jacques Kahn. It is credited Gift of Ely Jacques Kahn.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 44.9 × 28.9 cm (17 11/16 × 11 3/8 in.) H x W: 56.6 × 40.3 cm (22 5/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Frontispiece: Della Magnificenza Ed. Architettura Dei Romani, 1761; Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778); black ink on paper; Platemark: 44.9 × 28.9 cm (17 11/16 × 11 3/8 in.) H x W: 56.6 × 40.3 cm (22 5/16 × 15 7/8 in.); Gift of Ely Jacques Kahn; 1952-86-4

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