Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Etchings, circa 1748-1764, five plates from the Vedute di Roma, fine impressions, H. 4 first state (of six), H. 19 third or fourth state (of seven), H. 43 third state (of six), H. 52 first state (of seven), H. 73 second state (of four), all contemporary Roman editions apart from H. 73 (first Paris edition), H. 4 on paper with a Fleur-de Lys in Single Circle watermark, H. 19 and 43 on paper with Fleur-de-Lys in Double Circle watermark, with margins, usual central vertical fold (H. 4 reinforced with tape verso), occasional handling creases, pale paper discoloration, a few fox marks, otherwise in generally good condition

H. 4 with unidentified collector's mark (L. 2342) according to Lugt possibly ex coll. F. Soleil

H. 4: paper discoloration throughout, slight surface dirt, sheet 490 by 735mm; 19 1/4 by 29in H. 19: slight surface dirt in lower margin, otherwise as catalogued, sheet 510 by 720mm; 20 1/4 by 28 1/4in H. 43: paper discoloration, pale fox marks throughout, water-stain at center of upper margin not affecting image, sheet 515 by 750mm; 20 1/4 by 28 1/4in H. 52: surface dirt at edges of sheet mainly along lower left edge of sheet, two pinholes at center of right margin, thin areas at center right of image only visible verso, sheet 740 by 520mm; 29 by 20 3/8in H. 73: slight surface dirt in margin, small tears at right edge of sheet not affecting image, soft vertical crease in upper left margin, sheet 550 by 770mm; 21 3/4 by 30 1/4in
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