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Ruins of Ancient Rome
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Ruins of Ancient Rome

Dateca 1756
Maker Giovanni Paolo Pannini (1691/2-1765)
MediumLine engraving and etching on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 × 13 1/2in. (24.4 × 34.3cm) Other (Plate): 7 3/8 × 11in. (18.7 × 27.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1983-219
DescriptionUpper right corner: "9"
Lower margin reads: "Lower Part of Trajan's Pillar / Masoleum of Hadrian / Ruins of Ancient Rome / (Temple of Peace) / (Arch of Constantine) / The Basilica of Antonius now the Custom-house at Rome"
Lower right corner: "9"
Label TextImaginary depiction of ruins of Rome including Trajan's Column, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Temple of Peace, the Arch of Constantine, and the Basiclica of Antonius.