The Round Tower (Plate III of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian, 1720–1778)
1761
Medium/TechniqueEtching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing
DimensionsSheet: 77.1 x 56.5 cm (30 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 54.9 x 41.7 cm (21 5/8 x 16 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 54.9 x 41.7 cm (21 5/8 x 16 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard
Accession number21.11674
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Provenance1921, gift of Miss Ellen Twistleton Bullard (b. 1865 - d. 1959), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761