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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three crouching figures on each jamb.1769

Not on view
Sepia-toned print of an elaborate Egyptian Revival fireplace surround, with sphinx figures, hieroglyphic panels, winged deities, and a central smoke plume rising from the dark firebox

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three crouching figures on each jamb., 1769, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds raised through the International Fine Art Print Dealers Fair, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three crouching figures on each jamb.
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1769
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 21 3/4 in. (40.96 x 55.24 cm); plate: 15 x 9 3/4 in. (38.1 x 24.76 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds raised through the International Fine Art Print Dealers Fair
Accession Number
AC1999.142.3
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings