GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI The Monumental Tablet.
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Monumental Tablet.
Etching with engraving, drypoint and burnishing, circa 1750. 396x547 mm; 15¾x21¾ inches, wide margins. Third state (of 4); Robison's third edition, second issue through early printings of the fifth edition, printed circa 1790-1835. The name Dupuy watermark (Robison 78). From Grotteschi. A superb impression of this scarce, early etching with very strong contrasts. Robison 24.
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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Monumental Tablet.
Etching with engraving, drypoint and burnishing, circa 1750. 396x547 mm; 15¾x21¾ inches, wide margins. Third state (of 4); Robison's third edition, second issue through early printings of the fifth edition, printed circa 1790-1835. The name Dupuy watermark (Robison 78). From Grotteschi. A superb impression of this scarce, early etching with very strong contrasts. Robison 24.