Art, literature & historySecond plan of the Museum, containing the fresco paintings, found at Herculanum, Pompeii and Stabia in the year 1770, 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 B
1806
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55.5 x 80 cm) Plate: 17 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (44.5 x 60 cm)
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.26(3)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Second plan of the Museum, containing the fresco paintings, found at Herculanum, Pompeii and Stabia in the year 1770, 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 B — Francesco Piranesi. 1806.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55.5 x 80 cm) Plate: 17 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (44.5 x 60 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.