View of the Gate to the ancient city of Pompeii
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Francesco Piranesi|Louis Jean Desprez
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris|French, Auxerre 1743–1804 Stockholm
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: 1789
Medium: Etching; second state of two (Willon)
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm)
Plate: 20 11/16 x 28 3/8 in. (52.5 x 72 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941