Lot 244
  • 244

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  • Grotteschi: The Skeletons; The Triumphal Arch; The Tomb of Nero; and The Monumental Tablet (Focillon 20-23; Hind 24-27; Robison 21-24)
Etchings printing with tone, 1745-47, the set of four, fine and rich impressions, R. 21 and 22 second and first state (of five) respectively, R. 23 and 24 second state (of six and four) respectively, on paper with a Fleur de Lys in Single Circle watermarks (see R. 10, early 1750s), with wide margins, all with the usual central vertical fold, minor surface dirt and paper discoloration at edges of sheet, R. 21 with small tear at upper left corner, other minor defects mainly at edges of sheet, otherwise in generally good condition

Condition

Fine impressions. In good condition as described in the catalogue description.
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