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View of Castel San Angelo, Rome from the other bank across the bridge, with a firework display and spectators

After Louis Jean Desprez French
ca. 1790
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of Castel San Angelo, Rome from the other bank across the bridge, with a firework display and spectators
  • Artist: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris)
  • Artist: After Louis Jean Desprez (French, Auxerre 1743–1804 Stockholm)
  • Date: ca. 1790
  • Medium: Etching with black and red ink; second sate of three (Wollin)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm)
    Plate: 30 5/16 x 20 1/16 in. (77 x 51 cm) printed horizontally
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.22(5)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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