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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Foreground L., Temple of Vespasian R., and the Colosseum in the Distance.; and The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, with the Temple of Antonius and Faustina in the Foreground L., the Temple of Castor and Pollux, Foreground R., and the Colosseum in the Distance, from Vedute di Roma (H. 40; and 100)
etchings, 1757-72, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys or none, H. 40 third state (of six), H. 100 first state (of four), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds, showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, pale scattered foxing, surface soiling and occasional soft creasing showing mostly 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)
The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Foreground L., Temple of Vespasian R., and the Colosseum in the Distance.; and The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, with the Temple of Antonius and Faustina in the Foreground L., the Temple of Castor and Pollux, Foreground R., and the Colosseum in the Distance, from Vedute di Roma (H. 40; and 100)
etchings, 1757-72, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys or none, H. 40 third state (of six), H. 100 first state (of four), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds, showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, pale scattered foxing, surface soiling and occasional soft creasing showing mostly 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)