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PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778)
Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli: The Broken Side of the Colonnade, from: Vedute di Roma (Hind 62; Focillon 765)
etching, 1761, a very fine, early impression, before Hind's first state (of three), before considerable changes to the clouds, in particular at upper left and right, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Double Circle (R. 35, dated 1761-mid 1760s), with margins, pale light-staining, minor surface dirt and discoloration in the margins, generally in good condition, framed
Plate: 17½ x 26 in. (445 x 660 mm.)
Sheet: 20½ x 29¾ in. (520 x 753 mm.)
Provenance:
Acquired from Goodspeed's Book Shop, 1980.
Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli: The Broken Side of the Colonnade, from: Vedute di Roma (Hind 62; Focillon 765)
etching, 1761, a very fine, early impression, before Hind's first state (of three), before considerable changes to the clouds, in particular at upper left and right, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Double Circle (R. 35, dated 1761-mid 1760s), with margins, pale light-staining, minor surface dirt and discoloration in the margins, generally in good condition, framed
Plate: 17½ x 26 in. (445 x 660 mm.)
Sheet: 20½ x 29¾ in. (520 x 753 mm.)
Provenance:
Acquired from Goodspeed's Book Shop, 1980.