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The Sawhorse, plate XII, from: Carceri d'Invenzione (Hind 12; Robison 38)
Details
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
The Sawhorse, plate XII, from: Carceri d'Invenzione (Hind 12; Robison 38)
etching, circa 1749, watermark Fleur de Lys with initials CB (probably R. 33, dated 1760-61), a good impression of Robison's fourth state (of six), Second Edition, second or third issue, printed circa 1761-1778, with wide margins, a flattened vertical binding fold at centre, backed, pale moisture stains at the lower corners, remains of brown tape at upper left and right, framed
P. 415 x 559 mm., S. 475 x 630 mm.
The Sawhorse, plate XII, from: Carceri d'Invenzione (Hind 12; Robison 38)
etching, circa 1749, watermark Fleur de Lys with initials CB (probably R. 33, dated 1760-61), a good impression of Robison's fourth state (of six), Second Edition, second or third issue, printed circa 1761-1778, with wide margins, a flattened vertical binding fold at centre, backed, pale moisture stains at the lower corners, remains of brown tape at upper left and right, framed
P. 415 x 559 mm., S. 475 x 630 mm.
Provenance
R. L. Mayer, his collector's stamp in red verso (not in Lugt).
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