Giovanni Battista
PIRANESI
Mogliano Veneto 1720 - Rome 1778
The man on a Rack
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| Etching with engraving 562x417. Second state of two (Second Edition, First Issue, 1761), before the roman number II. Plate II from the Piranesi's Carceri d'invenzione. Inscribed in the lower margin the address, price and Piranesi's signature. The first state, before signature and address, is known in only one impression included in a second Edition, First Issue, set of Carceri in the Marciana Library in Venice.
A superb, strong and harmonious impression. With margins around the platemark. In excellent condition. Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in two concentric circles with letter B (Robison 34-35).
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Hind, 1922, n. 2 | Robison, 1986, n. 43
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