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Rome.- Vasi (Giuseppe) Prospetto del 'Alma Cittá di Roma visto dal Monte Gianicolo, [circa 1765, but slightly later]

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Rome.- Vasi (Giuseppe) Prospetto del 'Alma Cittá di Roma visto dal Monte Gianicolo, the complete suite, the twelve sections joined, listing 390 monuments and sites, the numbering of which correspond to those in the guidebook that Vasi published in the same year, etching on wove paper, total platemark approx. 1015 x 2625 mm. (40 x 103 1/4 in), good margins, carefully dissected and mounted on linen, framed and under glass, [circa 1765, but slightly later]

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Private collection, Rome [sold with export license from Italy]

⁂ Monumental panorama of the city of Rome, seen from Monte Gianicolo and looking northeast, including Saint Peter's Basilica in the north (left), and the Fonte dell'acqua Paola in the east (right). Vasi himself is featured sketching in the foreground at the lower left corner.

Please note: viewing of this lot is available by appointment only at 220 Queenstown Road, London.

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Rome.- Vasi (Giuseppe) Prospetto del 'Alma Cittá di Roma visto dal Monte Gianicolo, the complete suite, the twelve sections joined, listing 390 monuments and sites, the numbering of which correspond to those in the guidebook that Vasi published in the same year, etching on wove paper, total platemark approx. 1015 x 2625 mm. (40 x 103 1/4 in), good margins, carefully dissected and mounted on linen, framed and under glass, [circa 1765, but slightly later]

Provence:

Private collection, Rome [sold with export license from Italy]

⁂ Monumental panorama of the city of Rome, seen from Monte Gianicolo and looking northeast, including Saint Peter's Basilica in the north (left), and the Fonte dell'acqua Paola in the east (right). Vasi himself is featured sketching in the foreground at the lower left corner.

Please note: viewing of this lot is available by appointment only at 220 Queenstown Road, London.

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