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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI The Giant Wheel.
Etching, engraving, sulphur tint and open-bite etching and burnishing, 1749-50. 561x411 mm; 22 1/8x16 1/4 inches, full margins. Sixth state (of 8); Robison's second edition, third issue from circa mid-1760s to early 1770s. Fleur-de-lys in a double circle watermark (Robison 35). From Carceri d'Invenzione. A superb, richly-inked, early impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 9; Robison 35.
