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This and 2 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Book, Frontispiece, with Dedication to Robert Adam, in Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma.

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1956

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2007

2024

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Bound Print, Scenographia Campi Martii, page from Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma

This is a Bound print. It was created by Giovanni Battista Piranesi and published by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It is dated 1762 and we acquired it in 1956. Its medium is etching with engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

Book (overall): 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: 19.8 x 29.8 cm (7 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Bound Print, Scenographia Campi Martii, page from Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma; Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778); Italy; etching with engraving on paper; Book (overall): 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: 19.8 x 29.8 cm (7 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1956-15-1-10

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