The Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli, Upright Plate, from Vedute di Roma
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli, Upright Plate, from Vedute di Roma
etching, 1761, first state (of four), a fine impression, from a contemporary Roman Edition, watermark double-encircled Fleur de Lys, with wide margins, a central horizontal fold, minor pale foxing and surface dirt in the margins, laid to a mount at the upper sheet edge verso, otherwise in good condition, P.620 x 440mm., S.770 x 555mm.; The so-called Grotto of Egeria (H. 80 i/ii of v) and The Arch of Titus with the Casino Farnese on the Left (H. 98 i/ii of iv) from the Vedute di Roma, both first or second states from Roman Editions (3)
The Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli, Upright Plate, from Vedute di Roma
etching, 1761, first state (of four), a fine impression, from a contemporary Roman Edition, watermark double-encircled Fleur de Lys, with wide margins, a central horizontal fold, minor pale foxing and surface dirt in the margins, laid to a mount at the upper sheet edge verso, otherwise in good condition, P.620 x 440mm., S.770 x 555mm.; The so-called Grotto of Egeria (H. 80 i/ii of v) and The Arch of Titus with the Casino Farnese on the Left (H. 98 i/ii of iv) from the Vedute di Roma, both first or second states from Roman Editions (3)
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