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123 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Dark Prison with a Gallows for the Punishment of Criminals. 1743–1744 [3rd edition, 2nd issue, ca. 1785–1799]. Etching, burin engraving, and drypoint. 360 × 237 mm. 20 × 237 mm (caption plate). Sheet: 525 × 375 mm. Robison, 3. Signed in the lower left margin; the number “2” appears in the lower right corner of the caption and in the upper right corner above the framing line. From *Prima parte di architetture e prospettive inventate ed incise da Gio. Batta Piranesi architetto veneziano dedicate al sig. Nicola Giobbe*, a work consisting of a title page and 12 plates, first published in Rome by the Pagliarini brothers in 1743 and again in *Opere varie* by Bouchard in 1750 with two additional plates and a changed title. A beautiful copy in the fifth state of six from the third edition, second printing (ca. 1785–1799), on heavy laid paper apparently without a watermark. (1) Copy with wide margins as in the original and mounted at the top with two staples within a modern cardboard mount. Very slight yellowing from display and minimal paper residue on the reverse.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Dark Prison with a Gallows for the Punishment of Criminals. 1743–1744 [3rd edition, 2nd issue, ca. 1785–1799]. Etching, burin engraving, and drypoint. 360 × 237 mm. 20 × 237 mm (caption plate). Sheet: 525 × 375 mm. Robison, 3. Signed in the lower left margin; the number “2” appears in the lower right corner of the caption and in the upper right corner above the framing line. From *Prima parte di architetture e prospettive inventate ed incise da Gio. Batta Piranesi architetto veneziano dedicate al sig. Nicola Giobbe*, a work consisting of a title page and 12 plates, first published in Rome by the Pagliarini brothers in 1743 and again in *Opere varie* by Bouchard in 1750 with two additional plates and a changed title. A beautiful copy in the fifth state of six from the third edition, second printing (ca. 1785–1799), on heavy laid paper apparently without a watermark. (1) Copy with wide margins as in the original and mounted at the top with two staples within a modern cardboard mount. Very slight yellowing from display and minimal paper residue on the reverse.
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