May 06, 2021 - Sale 2566

Sale 2566 - Lot 129

Price Realized: $ 11,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 8,000
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Drawbridge.

Etching and engraving, 1749-50. 561x415 mm; 22 1/4x16 1/4 inches, full margins. Fifth state (of 6); Robison's fourth edition. Proprietary watermark (Robison 78). From Carceri d'Invenzione. A superb, richly-inked, dark impression with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Robison 33.