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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Vedute di Roma: The Colosseum, 1757, etching, first state of four, fleurs-de-lys watermark, with address and price, a fine impression, thick laid paper, with margins, central fold, slight foxing and surface dirt, P. 70 x 44cm; The Arch of Constantine, etching, first state of three, Bracciano watermark, laid paper with margins, slight foxing, P. 71 x 48cm; The Pantheon, Exterior, etching, third state of five, laid paper with margins, slight surface dirt and worm holes, rust spot upper right, laid down, P. 70.5 x 48cm; The Basilica of Constantine, etching, second state of four, crested shield watermark, laid paper with margins, worm holes bottom right, one fox mark upper right, P. 71 x 49cm; The Forum of Augustus etching, fifth state of seven, crested shield watermark, laid paper with margins, some slight foxing and staining to lower margin, P. 61.5 x 40.5cm
with The Arch of Janus, The Arch of Titus with Casino, The Isola Tiberina from a later edition, with Regia Calcografia di Roma blind stamp, wove paper with margins, overall foxing and staining, averaging P. 72 x 48cm (8)
Vedute di Roma: The Colosseum, 1757, etching, first state of four, fleurs-de-lys watermark, with address and price, a fine impression, thick laid paper, with margins, central fold, slight foxing and surface dirt, P. 70 x 44cm; The Arch of Constantine, etching, first state of three, Bracciano watermark, laid paper with margins, slight foxing, P. 71 x 48cm; The Pantheon, Exterior, etching, third state of five, laid paper with margins, slight surface dirt and worm holes, rust spot upper right, laid down, P. 70.5 x 48cm; The Basilica of Constantine, etching, second state of four, crested shield watermark, laid paper with margins, worm holes bottom right, one fox mark upper right, P. 71 x 49cm; The Forum of Augustus etching, fifth state of seven, crested shield watermark, laid paper with margins, some slight foxing and staining to lower margin, P. 61.5 x 40.5cm
with The Arch of Janus, The Arch of Titus with Casino, The Isola Tiberina from a later edition, with Regia Calcografia di Roma blind stamp, wove paper with margins, overall foxing and staining, averaging P. 72 x 48cm (8)
Literature
Hind 57 i/iv, 97 i/iii, 60 iii/v, 114 ii/iv, 42 v/vii, 96 iv/iv, 98 iv/iv, 121 iii/iii