The Tomb of Nero, from "Grotteschi" (Grotesques)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Grotteschi (Grotesques)
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Giovanni Bouchard
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome|French, ca. 1716–1795
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1748
Medium: Etching, engraving, drypoint, scratching; second state of six (Robison)
Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 25 3/16 in. (49.5 x 64 cm)
Plate: 15 3/16 x 21 7/16 in. (38.6 x 54.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Accession year: 1937
Tags: Tombs|Trees