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454 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Venice – Rome 1778), The Lion Bas-Reliefs, from: *Carceri d'Invenzione*.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Venice – Rome 1778), The Lion Bas-Reliefs, from: *Carceri d'Invenzione*. Etching, engraving, sulfur tint on laid paper. (c. 1749). 56 x 41.2 cm (plate); 76.8 x 55.4 cm (sheet). Focillon 28; Hind 5 I (of II); Wilton-Ely 30, Robison 44 II (of III); Ficacci 114. Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, February 28, 1988, lot 647. Plate V of the Second Edition. A very good, well-inked early impression of Robison’s second state (of three), showing no signs of wear. From the Second Edition, Second Issue through early printings of the Fifth Issue, published from the early 1760s to circa 1835, with the Roman numeral in the upper left. With wide margins. – With the characteristic flattened central fold and some associated rubbing. A tiny hole in the left margin, outside the image. With finger stains in the margins. On the reverse, remnants of old adhesive tape at the upper edge. Otherwise in very good condition. Taxation: subject to regular taxation (VAT: Regular Taxation).
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Auction 348 | Old Masters & 19th-Century PrintsAuction house
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