Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Two Works: Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio, detto il Colosseo; and Vue des restes de la Celle du Temple de Neptune (Hind 57; Wilton-Ely 191, 732)
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February 2, 02:37 PM GMT
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720 - 1778
Two Works: Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio, detto il Colosseo; and Vue des restes de la Celle du Temple de Neptune (Hind 57; Wilton-Ely 191, 732)
Two etchings, 1757 and 1778, from Vedute di Roma and Paestrum, good impressions of Hind's second state (of four) and Wilton-Ely's only state respectively, each framed
smallest sheet (H. 57; W. 191): 460 by 725mm 18 1/4 by 28 5/8 in
largest sheet (W. 732): 525 by 720mm 20 3/4 by 28 3/8 in
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