The Opening of the Carnival at Rome

Artist and publisher Paul Sandby British

After David Allan British, Scottish

1781

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: The Opening of the Carnival at Rome
Artist and publisher: Paul Sandby (British, baptized Nottingham 1731–1809 London)
Artist: After David Allan (British, Alloa, Scotland 1744–1796 Edinburgh)
Date: 1781
Medium: Etching and aquatint; second state of two
Dimensions: Plate: 14 7/16 × 21 3/4 in. (36.6 × 55.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Object Number: 67.542.14
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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