Round and quadrangular metal mirrors, hair pins, and other utensils used in the Ladies' toilette at Pompeii, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 13

1805

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 11/16 in. (55.5 x 80.5 cm) Plate: 21 1/16 x 26 in. (53.5 x 66 cm)
Collection no.: 41.71.1.26(16)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Round and quadrangular metal mirrors, hair pins, and other utensils used in the Ladies' toilette at Pompeii, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 13 — Francesco Piranesi. 1805.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 11/16 in. (55.5 x 80.5 cm) Plate: 21 1/16 x 26 in. (53.5 x 66 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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