Tools of Masons and of Famers found 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 7

1805

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 7/8 in. (55.5 x 81 cm) Plate: 21 1/16 x 25 13/16 in. (53.5 x 65.5 cm)
Collection no.: 41.71.1.26(10)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Tools of Masons and of Famers found 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 7 — Francesco Piranesi. 1805.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 7/8 in. (55.5 x 81 cm) Plate: 21 1/16 x 25 13/16 in. (53.5 x 65.5 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.

Artwork sources