The Tomb of Nero, from Grotteschi (Grotesques)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Grotteschi
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: printed 1800–1809
Medium: Etching, engraving, drypoing, scratching; fifth state of six (Robison)
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm)
Plate: 15 3/8 x 21 7/16 in. (39 x 54.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941