Frontispiece for Vedute de Roma, 1748 ,Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian, 1720–1778)
Frontispiece for Vedute de Roma, 1748

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third state

19 1/2 x 25 inches.
Fine Art third state
Framed: 35 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches.
Sheet: 21 3/4 x 31 5/8 inches.

Previously bound; surface dirt; uneven toning to sheet; wear to edges with some associated loss; scattered brown stains; two possible repaired tears along lower edge, largest no longer than 2 inches in length; scattered brown stains; hinged to backmat in three places along upper edge of sheet verso. For details on watermark consult additional images. Please request additional images.

Provenance:
R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago