Portrait of G.B. Piranesi in imitation of an antique bust, from "Opere varie di Architettura, prospetive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano" (Various Works of Architecture, perspectives, grotesques, and antiquities, designed and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect)

Title: Portrait of G.B. Piranesi in imitation of an antique bust, from "Opere varie di Architettura, prospetive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano" (Various Works of Architecture, perspectives, grotesques, and antiquities, designed and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect)

Series/Portfolio: Opere Varie di Architettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziani

Artist: Francesco Polanzani (Italian, Noale near Venice 1700–after 1783 Venice (?))

Sitter: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)

Publisher: Giovanni Bouchard (French, ca. 1716–1795)

Date: 1750

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet: 12 13/16 x 18 7/8 in. (32.5 x 48 cm)
Plate: 5 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (13.3 x 27 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937

Accession Number: 37.45.3(1)