GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo
Etching, 1750. 394x550 mm; 15 1/2x21 5/8 inches, full margins. An undescribed proof, before the first state (of 6), before the artist's name, address and the lettering on the bases of the equestrian statues. Fleur-de-lys in a single circle surmounted by the letter F watermark (Robison 5). From the Vedute di Roma. A superb, early impression with strong contrasts. Hind 15.
