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Francesco Piranesi|Giovanni Battista Piranesi

View of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 6

1804
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55.5 × 80.2 cm (21.9 × 31.6 in)

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