Lot 204
Italy.- Piranesi (Francesco) Prospettiva della nuova Piazza di Padova, etching and engraving, 1786
Hammer Price: £2,000
Description
Italy.- Piranesi (Francesco) Prospettiva della nuova Piazza di Padova, etching and engraving on three sheets conjoined, total platemark approx. 585 x 1550 mm (23 x 61 in), the sheet 620 x 1580 mm (24 1/2 x 62 1/4 in), small but good complete margins, mounted onto conservation support, old folds with some associated splitting and and minor loss, minor discolouration and surface dirt, unframed, 1786
⁂ Impressive grand panorama showing the Prato della Valle, Padua, on market day, after a painting by Giuseppe Subleyras (1745-1810).
Description
Italy.- Piranesi (Francesco) Prospettiva della nuova Piazza di Padova, etching and engraving on three sheets conjoined, total platemark approx. 585 x 1550 mm (23 x 61 in), the sheet 620 x 1580 mm (24 1/2 x 62 1/4 in), small but good complete margins, mounted onto conservation support, old folds with some associated splitting and and minor loss, minor discolouration and surface dirt, unframed, 1786
⁂ Impressive grand panorama showing the Prato della Valle, Padua, on market day, after a painting by Giuseppe Subleyras (1745-1810).
