Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - La Grande Piazza, dalle Carceri d'invenzione
Beautiful copy in the Bracon-Duplessis edition on heavy laid paper with watermark, on a full sheet with edges, in excellent condition (see photos) .
Monogram "BD sc. " on the bottom left, "Piranesi F. " on the right.
It is part of a limited and numbered edition from 1961, taken from the 1761 original of Piranesi's masterpiece, with engravings made by Bracons Duplessis with the original process used by Piranesi and in the presses of Georges Leblanc. The special watermarked paper was produced on looms from Moulin Richard de Bas.
For the hour. v. Focillon, 27; Hind, 25-26; Robison, 152. 31; Wilton-Ely, I. 54. 29.
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Beautiful copy in the Bracon-Duplessis edition on heavy laid paper with watermark, on a full sheet with edges, in excellent condition (see photos) .
Monogram "BD sc. " on the bottom left, "Piranesi F. " on the right.
It is part of a limited and numbered edition from 1961, taken from the 1761 original of Piranesi's masterpiece, with engravings made by Bracons Duplessis with the original process used by Piranesi and in the presses of Georges Leblanc. The special watermarked paper was produced on looms from Moulin Richard de Bas.
For the hour. v. Focillon, 27; Hind, 25-26; Robison, 152. 31; Wilton-Ely, I. 54. 29.
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