5276 - Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista Grotteschi. 4 etchings on scrap paper, each with a plate from the *Antichità Romane* on the reverse. Each approx. 39 x 55 cm. Circa 1747. Focillon 20–23, Wilton-Ely 21–24, Robison 21–24, each in the final state. Marked with a fleur-de-lis within a double circle. Sheets printed on both sides: on the recto, the four “Grotteschi”; on the verso, from the “Antichità Romane,” plate 61 from Tomo II and plates 34, 36, 51 from Tomo IV (Wilton-Ely 418, 502, 505, 522). Excellent, bold prints with a slight sepia-toned ink and fine edges. Slightly dusty and stained, especially along the edges; “The Tomb of Nero” (Robison 23) has a closed tear in the white margin on the right and a faint crease at the bottom right; other minor creases and signs of wear; otherwise, beautiful copies. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.