Vertical section of the buttresses which counterbalance the massive foundations of the Mausoleum of Hadrian,  from Le Antichità Romane (Roman Antiquities), tome 4, tavola 8
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Le Antichità Romane, tome 4
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Angelo Rotili
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome| 
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: published 1756–57
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 21 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (54 x 40 cm)
plate: 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (35 x 24 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941