May 01, 2008 - Sale 2144

Sale 2144 - Lot 166

Price Realized: $ 4,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Round Tower.

Etching, engraving, sulphur tint/open bite etching and burnishing, 1749-50. 556x418 mm; 22x16 1/2 inches, wide (full ?) margins. Sixth state (of 6). From Carceri d'Invenzione. A superb, richly-inked impression with strong contrasts. Hind 3; Robison 30.