Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - 1775Large Print of Section of Trajan's column

\Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Technique: Etching\Signature: Plate signed\Dimensions: 152,5_77_1_cm
Original etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano Veneto 1720 - Rome 1778) – cross section of Trajan’s Column, from the episode "Trofeo O Sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide Di Marmo. . . " about the Trajan’s Column in Rome, approx. 1775. Edition Rome around 1775 (before numbering) . Focillon 554; Wilton-Ely 688. With Fecit note "Cavalier Piranesi F". Sheet size 77 x 152. 5 cm Excellent print on handmade paper of several plates with watermark, with border around the plate edge, minimally dusty, tanned and spotty, kinks, stronger horizontal folds (multiple times folded horizontally) , tiny edge damage, old handwritten ink note on the white edge, traces of old thread binding on the fold, small creases. _____ Orig. etching of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano Veneto 1720 - Rome 1778) – Section of Trajan's column, from the series "Trofeo O Sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide Di Marmo. . . " about Trajan's column in Rome, approx. 1775. Focillon 557; Wilton-Ely 688. Rome edition approx. 1775 (before the numbering) . With fecit note "Cavalier Piranesi F". Sheet size 77 x 152. 5 cm Excellent impression from several plates on laid paper with watermark, with margin around the plate mark, minimally shop-soiled, browned and foxed, kinks, stronger horizontal folds (folded horizontally several times) , tiny tears at the edges, old handwritten ink remark at the white margin, traces of old stitch binding at the fold, slight creases.