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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
The Fontana dell'Acqua Giulia; A Corner of the Forum Romanum, with the Temple of Castor and Pollux, and S. Maria Liberatrice in Foreground L., S. Teodoro in Middle Distance, and Monte Aventino in the distance; The Temple of Antonius and Faustina; and The Temple of Venus and Roma (Erroneously called Temple of Sol and Luna), from Vedute di Roma (H. 34; 41; 49; and 50)
etchings, 1753-59, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys or none, H. 34 and 50 third states (of six), H. 41 third state (of seven), H. 49 third state (of five), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, very pale scattered foxing and surface soiling showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, an occasional pale stain and some soft creasing in the margins, H. 50 with a tiny tear at the bottom margin edge, minor binding defects at the left margin edges, otherwise generally in good condition
all S. 20 5/8 x 29 1/2in. (524 x 750mm.) (4)
The Fontana dell'Acqua Giulia; A Corner of the Forum Romanum, with the Temple of Castor and Pollux, and S. Maria Liberatrice in Foreground L., S. Teodoro in Middle Distance, and Monte Aventino in the distance; The Temple of Antonius and Faustina; and The Temple of Venus and Roma (Erroneously called Temple of Sol and Luna), from Vedute di Roma (H. 34; 41; 49; and 50)
etchings, 1753-59, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys or none, H. 34 and 50 third states (of six), H. 41 third state (of seven), H. 49 third state (of five), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, very pale scattered foxing and surface soiling showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, an occasional pale stain and some soft creasing in the margins, H. 50 with a tiny tear at the bottom margin edge, minor binding defects at the left margin edges, otherwise generally in good condition
all S. 20 5/8 x 29 1/2in. (524 x 750mm.) (4)