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SOLD BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY TO BENEFIT ITS COLLECTION
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
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the complete set of 16 etchings with engraving
circa 1749-61
on heavy wove paper paper, without watermarks
very good impressions of the third, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth, final states, respectively
a uniform set from the Sixth Edition
published by the Calcografia, Rome, between 1839 and circa 1940, with their blindstamp recto (Lugt 2144a)
printing richly and darkly, showing minor wear in places
with wide margins and binding holes
some defects in the margins
the subjects in very good condition
Plate 408 x 557 mm.
Sheet 630 x 900 mm. (and similar)
Carceri d'Invenzione
the complete set of 16 etchings with engraving
circa 1749-61
on heavy wove paper paper, without watermarks
very good impressions of the third, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth, final states, respectively
a uniform set from the Sixth Edition
published by the Calcografia, Rome, between 1839 and circa 1940, with their blindstamp recto (Lugt 2144a)
printing richly and darkly, showing minor wear in places
with wide margins and binding holes
some defects in the margins
the subjects in very good condition
Plate 408 x 557 mm.
Sheet 630 x 900 mm. (and similar)
Provenance
Yale University Art Gallery (Lugt 2667c); gifted by Professor Shepherd Stevens (1880-1962) in 1934; de-accessioned in 2025.
Literature
Focillon 24-39; Hind 1-16; Robison 29-44; Wilton-Ely 26-41
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Stefano Franceschi
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