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Five Plates, from: Carceri
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
Five Plates, from: Carceri
etchings, circa 1749-50, comprising: Title Page, Plate I, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Double Circle with Letter B (Hind 3), fifth state (of nine), with the engraved signature but before numbers, Second Edition, first issue, published by the artist, 1761, with wide margins; The Smoking Fire, Plate VI, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Double Circle with Letter B (H. 3), fourth to sixth state (of seven), with the number in Roman numerals, Second Edition, second issue, or later, with wide margins; The Staircase with Trophies, Plate VIII, on laid paper, without watermark, third to fifth state (of six), with the number in Roman numerals, second Edition, Second issue or later, with wide margins, a small loss in the left margin; The Giant Wheel, Plate IX, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Single Circle with Crown and Letters (see Robison 19), fifth to seventh state (of eight), with the number in Roman numerals, Second Edition, second issue, or later, with wide margins; and The Gothic Arch, Plate XIV, on laid paper, without watermark, fourth or fifth state (of six), with the number in Roman numerals, Second Edition, second issue, or later, with wide margins; all with the usual central fold, pale light- and mount staining, framed
Sheet 760 x 543 mm. (and smaller)
(5)
Five Plates, from: Carceri
etchings, circa 1749-50, comprising: Title Page, Plate I, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Double Circle with Letter B (Hind 3), fifth state (of nine), with the engraved signature but before numbers, Second Edition, first issue, published by the artist, 1761, with wide margins; The Smoking Fire, Plate VI, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Double Circle with Letter B (H. 3), fourth to sixth state (of seven), with the number in Roman numerals, Second Edition, second issue, or later, with wide margins; The Staircase with Trophies, Plate VIII, on laid paper, without watermark, third to fifth state (of six), with the number in Roman numerals, second Edition, Second issue or later, with wide margins, a small loss in the left margin; The Giant Wheel, Plate IX, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Single Circle with Crown and Letters (see Robison 19), fifth to seventh state (of eight), with the number in Roman numerals, Second Edition, second issue, or later, with wide margins; and The Gothic Arch, Plate XIV, on laid paper, without watermark, fourth or fifth state (of six), with the number in Roman numerals, Second Edition, second issue, or later, with wide margins; all with the usual central fold, pale light- and mount staining, framed
Sheet 760 x 543 mm. (and smaller)
(5)
Provenance
With P. & D. Colnaghi, London (their inventory number C. 37032 in pencil recto). (H. 9 only)
Literature
Focillon 24, 29, 31, 32 & 37; Hind 1, 6, 8, 9 & 14; Robison 29, 32, 34, 35 & 40
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Tim Schmelcher