GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI The Staircase with Trophies.
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Staircase with Trophies.
Etching and engraving, 1749-50. 557x406 mm; 22x16 inches, wide margins. Fifth state (of 6); Robison's second edition, fourth issue, printed during the late 1700s. From Carceri d'Invenzione. A superb, richly-inked and dark impression with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 8; Robison 34.
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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Staircase with Trophies.
Etching and engraving, 1749-50. 557x406 mm; 22x16 inches, wide margins. Fifth state (of 6); Robison's second edition, fourth issue, printed during the late 1700s. From Carceri d'Invenzione. A superb, richly-inked and dark impression with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 8; Robison 34.