GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Mogliano near Mestre 1720–1778 Rome)

Veduta degli avanzi superiori delle Terme dei Diocleziano, 1774.
Etching.
Am unteren Rand mittig gestochen betitelt und signiert: Cavalier Piranesi F.
47 x 70 cm ( sheet size: 52.5 x 75.5 cm). Framed.

Hind 115 I (of III, before the numbers). - A superb, deep black impression, printing with rich contrast, with margins around the platemark. The vertical central fold with two old backed tears above and below. With subtle water stains all around, partly extending into the image. Light traces of wear, some abrasions and stains mainly in the margins. The verso with storage marks. Overall still in good condition.