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A dancer from a Bacchanalian Festival found in the ruins of Pompeii

After Tommaso Piroli Italian
Publisher Francesco Piranesi Italian
1787
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: A dancer from a Bacchanalian Festival found in the ruins of Pompeii
  • Artist: Girolamo Carattoni (Italian, ca.1760–ca. 1809)
  • Artist: After Tommaso Piroli (Italian, Rome 1752–1824 Rome)
  • Publisher: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris)
  • Date: 1787
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)
    Plate: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (32 x 25 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.22(12)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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