Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778); The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione;

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione (Robison 34v/vi, Focillon 31, Hind 8), 1749-50
Etching and engraving on laid paper with watermark (Robison 82), Robison's fifth state (of 6), Robison's second edition, fourth issue, printed during the late 1700s, with margins, framed.
21 3/4 x 15 7/8in (55.2 x 40.3cm)
sheet 30 7/8 x 22in (78.4 x 55.9cm)
Condition Report: with a pinhole size puncture in the leftmost column and associated pale stain, with central horizontal crease and another in the lower margin running the width of the sheet, a few other creases in the margins, with a few short tears along the sheet edges, with 2in loss in the extreme right sheet edge and a smaller one in the upper right sheet edge, with mat and light-staining, in the sheet edges, with specks of foxing, old hinge remains verso.Framed in wood and glass.