Ruins of Ancient Rome

Dateca 1756

Maker Giovanni Paolo Pannini (1691/2-1765)

MediumLine engraving and etching on laid paper

DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 × 13 1/2in. (24.4 × 34.3cm)
Other (Plate): 7 3/8 × 11in. (18.7 × 27.9cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1983-219

DescriptionUpper right corner: "9"
Lower margin reads: "Lower Part of Trajan's Pillar / Masoleum of Hadrian / Ruins of Ancient Rome / (Temple of Peace) / (Arch of Constantine) / The Basilica of Antonius now the Custom-house at Rome"
Lower right corner: "9"Label TextImaginary depiction of ruins of Rome including Trajan's Column, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Temple of Peace, the Arch of Constantine, and the Basiclica of Antonius.ProvenanceBefore 1983, William G. Hodges [1945-2014] (New Kent, VA); 1983-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).