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Estimate: $ 12,000 - $ 16,000
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI Carceri Invenzione<>.
Set of 16 etchings with engraving, open-bite, drypoint and burnishing, circa 1749-50. 860x590 mm; 33 7/8x23 1/4 inches (sheets), wide margins. Sixth edition. Published by the Calcografia, Rome, with the blind stamp (Lugt 2144). Scattered soiling on the first plate and marginal soiling and short edge tears on other sheets. Superb, richly-inked impressions with strong contrasts. Robison 29-44.
