The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimus Severus in the Foreground L., Temple of Vespasian R., and the Colosseum in the Distance; and The Temple of Portunus (?) (The Round Temple near S. Maria in Cosmedin), from Vedute di Roma (H. 40; and 47)
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimus Severus in the Foreground L., Temple of Vespasian R., and the Colosseum in the Distance; and The Temple of Portunus (?) (The Round Temple near S. Maria in Cosmedin), from Vedute di Roma (H. 40; and 47)
two etchings, 1757-8, on laid paper, without watermark, H. 40 third state (of six), H. 47 third state (of five), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds, pale scattered foxing and minor surface soiling showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, remains of old glue in the top and bottom margins, the margins folded back between 1 and 3 1/2-inches, other minor defects, framed (2)
The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimus Severus in the Foreground L., Temple of Vespasian R., and the Colosseum in the Distance; and The Temple of Portunus (?) (The Round Temple near S. Maria in Cosmedin), from Vedute di Roma (H. 40; and 47)
two etchings, 1757-8, on laid paper, without watermark, H. 40 third state (of six), H. 47 third state (of five), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds, pale scattered foxing and minor surface soiling showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, remains of old glue in the top and bottom margins, the margins folded back between 1 and 3 1/2-inches, other minor defects, framed (2)