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Lot 87
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), Two Etchings from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Likely 18th century, to include the title page and "Veduta dell’Esterno della gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano (View of the Exterior of the Large Basilica of San Pietro in the Vatican)" from (full title) Vedute di Roma disegnate e incise da Giambattista Piranesi, Architetto Veneziano (Views of Rome drawn and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect), the print examined out of frame is on laid paper, each with center crease as issued, presented in uniform matting and silvered wooden framing.

Platemark 16 x 21 1/2 in. (the first), 16 x 24 1/8 in. (the second); DOA 24 1/2 x 32 in.

Private Collection, Durham, NC

Few scattered foxing marks; one examined out of frame, which shows moisture stains in margins.