Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - S. Maria degli Angeli - First State

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista S. Maria degli Angeli. Interior. A very large etching in first state on thick laid paper with Fleur de Lys watermark in double circle, signed in plate on cartouche in center below "Cav. Piranesi F.". Interior view of the S. Maria degli Angeli, formerly the Central Hall of the Baths of Diocletian. Ref. Hind 72.129. - Wilton-Ely 305:262.
Dimensions: 48,70 x 72,00 cm Artist Name: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) Literature: Wilton-Ely 1994 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the complete etchings (262) --- Hind 1922 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a critical study (129.I / IV) --- Focillon 1918 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Essai de catalogue raisonné de son oeuvre (835) Medium: Etching Circa: 1760-1778 Notes: All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.

Condition: Splendid and dark impression of the 1st state (of 4), before the numbers, on Fleur de Lys watermarked laid paper