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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720 - 1778)
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720 - 1778)
Title Page; and St. Peter's with Forecourt and Colonnades, Bird's Eye View, from Vedute di Roma (H. 1; and 120)
etchings, 1748-75, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys, H. 1 third state (of five), H. 120 first state (of three), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, pale staining and surface soiling, H. 120 with two soft vertical creases, minor binding defects at the left margin edges, otherwise generally in good condition
both S. 20 5/8 x 29 1/2in. (524 x 750mm.) (2)
Title Page; and St. Peter's with Forecourt and Colonnades, Bird's Eye View, from Vedute di Roma (H. 1; and 120)
etchings, 1748-75, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys, H. 1 third state (of five), H. 120 first state (of three), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, pale staining and surface soiling, H. 120 with two soft vertical creases, minor binding defects at the left margin edges, otherwise generally in good condition
both S. 20 5/8 x 29 1/2in. (524 x 750mm.) (2)