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Francesco Piranesi (circa 1758-1810)
The Colosseum. Interior, from Vedute di Roma (H. 137)
etching, 1788, first state (of three), a fine impression, with a proprietary watermark, with margins, the usual central vertical fold, a very small mis-printed area at the upper edge, stitchmarks and a few small losses at the left sheet edge, otherwise generally in good condition, P. 490 x 715mm.; and The so-called Temple of Bacchus, now the Church of S. Urban, from Vedute di Roma, by G.B. Piranesi, (H. 48), Robison's state A (of F) before the Bouchard and Gravier address, before Hind's first state (of five), from a contemporary Roman edition (2)
The Colosseum. Interior, from Vedute di Roma (H. 137)
etching, 1788, first state (of three), a fine impression, with a proprietary watermark, with margins, the usual central vertical fold, a very small mis-printed area at the upper edge, stitchmarks and a few small losses at the left sheet edge, otherwise generally in good condition, P. 490 x 715mm.; and The so-called Temple of Bacchus, now the Church of S. Urban, from Vedute di Roma, by G.B. Piranesi, (H. 48), Robison's state A (of F) before the Bouchard and Gravier address, before Hind's first state (of five), from a contemporary Roman edition (2)