Place made
Rome
Medium
etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paper
Dimensions
41.2 x 55.2 cm (plate)
52.7 x 71.0 cm (sheet)
Credit line
Morgan Thomas Bequest Fund 1961
Accession number
612G15
Signature and date
Signed in plate l.l. "Piranesi F.". Not dated.
Media category
Print
Collection area
European prints
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    Staircase with trophies

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving on paper
    Accession no: 612G8
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The arch with a shell ornament

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, scratching, sulphur tint or open bite, drypoint on paper
    Accession no: 612G11
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The drawbridge

    c 1749-50; and 1761; published mid 1770s-c 1835
    etching, engraving, scratching on paper
    Accession no: 612G7
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The giant wheel

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving on paper
    Accession no: 612G9
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The Gothic arch

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paper
    Accession no: 612G14
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The grand piazza

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paper
    Accession no: 612G4
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The lion bas-reliefs

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving on paper
    Accession no: 612G5
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
    etching, engraving on paper
    Accession no: 612G2
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The pier with a lamp

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paper
    Accession no: 612G15
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The pier with chains

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paper
    Accession no: 612G16
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The round tower

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paper
    Accession no: 612G3
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The sawhorse

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, scratching on paper
    Accession no: 612G12
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The smoking fire

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paper
    Accession no: 612G6
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The well

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, scratching, burnishing, lavis on paper
    Accession no: 612G13
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    Title plate

    c 1749-50; and 1761
    etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paper
    Accession no: 612G1