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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Giant Wheel
.
Etching, engraving, sulphur tint and open-bite etching and burnishing, circa 1749.
561x411 mm; 22
1
/
8
x16
1
/
4
inches, full margins. Eighth state (of 8). From
Carceri d’Invenzione
.
A superb, richly-inked impression with strong contrasts. Hind 9; Robison 35.
[2,000/3,000]
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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, full
margins. Fourth state (of 6). Fleur-de-lys in a double circle watermark (which Robison
dates from the 1760s). From
Carceri d’Invenzione
. A very good, richly-inked and dark
impression. Robison 36.
[3,000/5,000]
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