Art, literature & historyThe Round Tower
c. 1758
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, and burnishing on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 54.7 x 41.2 cm (21 9/16 x 16 1/4 in.) sheet: 74 x 52.7 cm (29 1/8 x 20 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2003.44.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Round Tower — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. c. 1758.
Medium: etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, and burnishing on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 54.7 x 41.2 cm (21 9/16 x 16 1/4 in.) sheet: 74 x 52.7 cm (29 1/8 x 20 3/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2003.44.2. Patrons' Permanent Fund.
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.