Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Etchings, circa 1754-1761, five plates from the Vedute di Roma, fine impressions, H. 31 second state (of five), H. 35, 44 and 54 third state (of six), H. 63 first state (of four), all contemporary Roman editions, on paper with a Fleur-de-Lys in Double Circle watermark, with margins, with usual central vertical fold, occasional handling creases, pale paper discoloration, a few fox marks, otherwise in generally good condition

H. 31: very pale fox marks in left center of image and margins, sheet 515 x 720mm; 20 1/4 by 28 1/4in H. 35: very pale fox marks in left, right and lower margins, sheet 515 by 720mm; 20 1/4 by 28 1/4in H. 44: very pale fox marks throughout image and margins, sheet 515 by 720; 20 1/4 by 28 1/4in H. 54: pale fox marks in margins, very slight surface dirt at edges of sheet, sheet 515 by 720mm; 20 1/4 by 28 1/4in H. 63: minor pale fox marks mainly in lower and left margins, slight surface dirt along edges of sheet, sheet 720 by 520mm; 28 1/4 by 20 1/2in
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