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210 GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Round Tower
.
Etching, engraving, sulphur tint and open-bite etching and burnishing, circa 1749.
556x418 mm; 22x16
1
/
2
inches, wide margins. Sixth state (of 6). From
Carceri d’Invenzione
.
A very good, richly-inked impression with strong contrasts.
With—
Carceri:Title Page
, etching and engraving, 1749. 553x419 mm; 21
3
/
4
x15
1
/
2
inches, wide
margins. Ninth state (of 9).A very good, richly-inked impression. Robison 30 and 29.
[3,000/5,000]
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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform
.
Etching, engraving and burnishing, circa 1749. 417x553 mm; 16
1
/
2
x22
7
/
8
inches, wide
margins. Sixth state (of 6). From
Carceri d’Invenzione
. A very good, dark and richly-inked
impression. Robison 36.
[1,500/2,500]
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