Book, Frontispiece, with Dedication to Robert Adam, in Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma, 1762, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Frontispiece depicts large stone slab that has been inscribed with book’s title. Below, ruined column, upon which is a dedication inscription, and its capital. Date: 1762. Dimensions: Volume (cover dimensions): 58.1 x 43.5 cm (22 7/8 x 17 1/8 in.); Sheet: 57 x 42 cm (22 7/16 x 16 9/16 in.); ; Platemark: 51.8 x 34.8 cm (20 3/8 x 13 11/16 in.). Medium: etching with engraving, laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Book, Frontispiece, with Dedication to Robert Adam, in Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma, 1762 (CH 18407291)

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Author: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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neoclassicism etchings by giovanni battista piranesi 1762 works prints of italy in the cooper–hewitt, smithsonian design museum le antichità romane (piranesi)etching with engraving laid paper cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum giovanni battista piranesi