The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius is a cultural landmark and tourist attraction in Rome, Italy. It was built as a mausoleum for the magistrate and priest Caius Cestius and his family. The pyramid’s exterior is Egyptianizing, while the interior is Roman.
The porcelain painting “Vue de la Pyramide de Caius Cestius et la Porte St. Paul a Rome” is after engraving #42 by Constant Bourgeois after Amelot from Recueil de vues et fabriques pittoresques d’Italie, published in 1804.