Apr 28, 2022 - Sale 2602

Sale 2602 - Lot 182

Unsold
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Staircase with Trophies.

Etching and engraving, 1749-50. 557x406 mm; 22x16 inches, wide margins. Fourth state (of 6); Robison's second edition, third issue, printed during the 1760s-1770s. From Carceri d'Invenzione. A brilliant, richly-inked and dark impression with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 8; Robison 34.