233 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto veneziano

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto veneziano Etching, 400 × 545 mm (plate), 535 × 765 mm (sheet). Third state of five, with the address and price. Frontispiece to the series Vedute di Roma. Hind 1.Superb impression, with deep black tones and strong contrasts, very sharp. Printed on laid paper with watermark (lily in a double circle surmounted by the letter B). Usual publisher’s fold. In very good overall condition, except for traces of dirt in the margins and a light brown stain at the centre.