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Print, Etching. Figural letter. Capital S.
This is a Print. It was designed by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It is dated ca. 1770 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
Its dimensions are
Platemark: 8.7 x 10.4 cm (3 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.) Sheet: 8.9 x 10.7 cm (3 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Reverse, parts of twelve lines in Italian
It is signed
Bottom right: "Piranesi F."
Cite this object as
Print, Etching. Figural letter. Capital S.; Designed by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778); Italy; etching; Platemark: 8.7 x 10.4 cm (3 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.) Sheet: 8.9 x 10.7 cm (3 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8508
