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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
The Man on the Rack, from Carceri d'Invenzione (Focillon 25; Robison 43; Wilton-Ely 27)
Details
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
The Man on the Rack, from Carceri d'Invenzione (Focillon 25; Robison 43; Wilton-Ely 27)
etching, circa 1761, on handmade paper with watermark (see R. 35-7), the added plate II of the second edition, the fourth state (of 6), third issue, mid 1760's-early 1770's, with full margins, central horizontal fold (as issued), time staining, a few small losses and tears along the sheet edges, surface soiling and handling creases mainly in the margins, otherwise in good condition
P. 22¼ x 16½ in. (565 x 419 mm.)
S. 31¾ x 22¼ in. (807 x 565 mm.)
The Man on the Rack, from Carceri d'Invenzione (Focillon 25; Robison 43; Wilton-Ely 27)
etching, circa 1761, on handmade paper with watermark (see R. 35-7), the added plate II of the second edition, the fourth state (of 6), third issue, mid 1760's-early 1770's, with full margins, central horizontal fold (as issued), time staining, a few small losses and tears along the sheet edges, surface soiling and handling creases mainly in the margins, otherwise in good condition
P. 22¼ x 16½ in. (565 x 419 mm.)
S. 31¾ x 22¼ in. (807 x 565 mm.)
Provenance
Radecki Art Galleries, South Bend, Indiana;
an indiscernible Collector's Stamp
an indiscernible Collector's Stamp