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The Lion Bas-Reliefs & The Man on the Rack, from: Carceri d'Invenzione
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
The Lion Bas-Reliefs & The Man on the Rack, from: Carceri d'Invenzione
two etchings, 1761, on laid paper, watermarks Large Coat-of-Arms and Fleur-de-Lys in double Circle, second state (of three) and third state (of six) respectively, later impressions, Second to Fifth Editions, with margins, both with a hard horizontal crease across the centre, the latter with other folds in the margins
Plate 555 x 416 mm., Sheet 735 x 506 mm.
Plate 560 x 416 mm., Sheet 738 x 523 mm.
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The Lion Bas-Reliefs & The Man on the Rack, from: Carceri d'Invenzione
two etchings, 1761, on laid paper, watermarks Large Coat-of-Arms and Fleur-de-Lys in double Circle, second state (of three) and third state (of six) respectively, later impressions, Second to Fifth Editions, with margins, both with a hard horizontal crease across the centre, the latter with other folds in the margins
Plate 555 x 416 mm., Sheet 735 x 506 mm.
Plate 560 x 416 mm., Sheet 738 x 523 mm.
(2)
Literature
Hind 5, 2; Focillon 28, 25; Robison 44, 43
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