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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
Substructure of the Temple of Claudius at the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (formerly called the Curia Hostilia); The Portico of Octavia: The Entrance Porch. Exterior.; The Portico of Octavia: The Entrance Porch. Interior.; and The So-Called Grotto of Egeria, from Vedute di Roma (H. 43; 58; 59; and 80)
etching, 1757-66, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys, H. 43 third state (of six), H. 58 fourth state (of seven), H. 59 third state (of six), H. 80 second state (of five), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly on the reverse, pale staining and foxing showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, H. 43 with a paper loss at the bottom margin edge, H. 59 with a 3/4-inch tear in the bottom margin, H. 58, 59 and 80 with staining in the left margins, all with 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)
Substructure of the Temple of Claudius at the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (formerly called the Curia Hostilia); The Portico of Octavia: The Entrance Porch. Exterior.; The Portico of Octavia: The Entrance Porch. Interior.; and The So-Called Grotto of Egeria, from Vedute di Roma (H. 43; 58; 59; and 80)
etching, 1757-66, on laid paper, watermark Double-Encircled Fleur-de-Lys, H. 43 third state (of six), H. 58 fourth state (of seven), H. 59 third state (of six), H. 80 second state (of five), from a contemporary Roman Edition, with margins, the usual central vertical folds showing mostly on the reverse, pale staining and foxing showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, H. 43 with a paper loss at the bottom margin edge, H. 59 with a 3/4-inch tear in the bottom margin, H. 58, 59 and 80 with staining in the left margins, all with 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)