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441 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Venice – Rome 1778), The Round Tower, from: *Carceri d'Invenzione*.
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€12,000 - 14,000Sale fees
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Venice – Rome 1778), The Round Tower, from: *Carceri d'Invenzione*. Etching, engraving, sulfur tint on laid paper. (c. 1749). 53.8 x 41.1 cm (plate); 75 x 52.9 cm (sheet). Focillon 26; Hind 3 I (of III); Wilton-Ely 28, Robison 30 I (of VI); Ficacci 112. Plate III from: *Carceri d’Invenzione*. A very fine, black, early-career impression of Robison’s first state (of six), printed with a light, selectively wiped tone. From the First Edition, Second Issue, published by the artist in Rome, circa 1749–60. Before the addition of the second bridge in the background on the right—which appears starting with the Second Edition—and before the addition of the Roman numeral in the upper left and the number “351.” With wide margins around the partially uncleaned plate edges. – With the characteristic flattened central fold. Verso with a few minor spots. Otherwise in good condition. Extremely rare in this early state. Taxation: regelbesteuert (VAT: Regular Taxation).
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Auction 348 | Old Masters & 19th-Century PrintsAuction house
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