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The Drawbridge, Plate VII, from: Carceri
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
The Drawbridge, Plate VII, from: Carceri
etching and engraving, 1749-50, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Single Circle (Robison 5), a very good impression of the first state (of six), printed with a light, selectively wiped tone, from the First Edition, first to third issues, published by G. Bouchard, Rome, 1749-60, with wide margins, with the usual horizontal central fold, pale light- and mount staining, in good condition, framed
Plate 561 x 415 mm., Sheet 713 x 510 mm.
The Drawbridge, Plate VII, from: Carceri
etching and engraving, 1749-50, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Single Circle (Robison 5), a very good impression of the first state (of six), printed with a light, selectively wiped tone, from the First Edition, first to third issues, published by G. Bouchard, Rome, 1749-60, with wide margins, with the usual horizontal central fold, pale light- and mount staining, in good condition, framed
Plate 561 x 415 mm., Sheet 713 x 510 mm.
Literature
Focillon 30; Hind 7; Robison 33
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Tim Schmelcher