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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
Frontispiece, with Statue of Minerva; and St. Peter's with the Forecourt and the Colonnades, from Vedute di Roma (H. 2; and 101)
etchings, 1748-73, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys or none, H. 2 third state (of seven), H. 101 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, occasional pale staining and surface soiling showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, 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)
Frontispiece, with Statue of Minerva; and St. Peter's with the Forecourt and the Colonnades, from Vedute di Roma (H. 2; and 101)
etchings, 1748-73, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys or none, H. 2 third state (of seven), H. 101 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, occasional pale staining and surface soiling showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, 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)