Lot 261
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale
Etching, 1751, an excellent impression of Hind's second state (of six), on laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg lily within a single circle [Hind 1, noted on "early impressions"], platemark 405 x 540 mm (15 7/8 x 21 1/4 in), sheet 530 x 705 mm (20 7/8 x 27 3/4 in), minor handling creases, central vertical fold with some support, lower right corner with repair visible verso, minor spottind and surface dirt (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 16 ii/vi
Description
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale
Etching, 1751, an excellent impression of Hind's second state (of six), on laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg lily within a single circle [Hind 1, noted on "early impressions"], platemark 405 x 540 mm (15 7/8 x 21 1/4 in), sheet 530 x 705 mm (20 7/8 x 27 3/4 in), minor handling creases, central vertical fold with some support, lower right corner with repair visible verso, minor spottind and surface dirt (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 16 ii/vi