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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

(Italian, 1720–1778)

Plan & Elevation of a Tomb (Plate 26 from Vol. 2 of 4 of Le Antichità Romane)

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Object Details

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Date

1756

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Image: 13 5/8 × 9 1/8 inches (34.6 × 23.2 cm)
Sheet: 20 3/4 × 15 11/16 inches (52.7 × 39.9 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Charles Farrell

Object
Number

99.070.187