Art, literature & historyFoundations of the Mausoleum of Hadrian
1756
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- plate: 69.9 x 43.5 cm (27 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.) sheet: 80.3 x 56.5 cm (31 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1984.8.4.x
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Foundations of the Mausoleum of Hadrian — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1756.
Medium: etching.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 69.9 x 43.5 cm (27 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.) sheet: 80.3 x 56.5 cm (31 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1984.8.4.x. Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.