Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Tempio della Tosse - First state
View of the so-called Tempio della Tosse on the Via Tibertina, near Tivoli. Lettered as if a stone inscription at lower right with the title and still lwit the price: 'Presso l'Autore a paoli due e mezzo'. From the series: Vedute di Roma. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi from circa 1760-1778. Here in a first state on four, with the price, before any number.
Dimensions: 44,40 x 57,60 cm Artist Name: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) Literature: Wilton-Ely 1994 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the complete etchings 202 --- Hind 1922 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a critical study (69.I/IV) --- Focillon 1918 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Essai de catalogue raisonné de son oeuvre (774) ---- Hind notes that the Tempio della Tosse (the Temple of the Cough) is sometimes thought to be a tomb of the Turcia or Tossia family. 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: A very good impression of the first state on thick laid paper with watermark . Full margins. Flattened middle fold. Overall in excellent condition.
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View of the so-called Tempio della Tosse on the Via Tibertina, near Tivoli. Lettered as if a stone inscription at lower right with the title and still lwit the price: 'Presso l'Autore a paoli due e mezzo'. From the series: Vedute di Roma. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi from circa 1760-1778. Here in a first state on four, with the price, before any number.
Dimensions: 44,40 x 57,60 cm Artist Name: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) Literature: Wilton-Ely 1994 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the complete etchings 202 --- Hind 1922 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a critical study (69.I/IV) --- Focillon 1918 / Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Essai de catalogue raisonné de son oeuvre (774) ---- Hind notes that the Tempio della Tosse (the Temple of the Cough) is sometimes thought to be a tomb of the Turcia or Tossia family. 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: A very good impression of the first state on thick laid paper with watermark . Full margins. Flattened middle fold. Overall in excellent condition.
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