May 06, 2021 - Sale 2566

Sale 2566 - Lot 143

Price Realized: $ 750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
Veduta dell'Esterno della Gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano.

Etching, 1748. 397x600 mm; 15 5/8x23 5/8 inches, full margins. First state (of 7), before the address. Fleur-de-lys in a circle watermark (Hind 1, which he notes for "early states before Piranesi's address and price"). From Vedute di Roma. A superb, early impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 5.