GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
The Sawhorse, Plate XII, from: Carceri
etching and engraving with sulphur tint, circa 1749-50, on laid paper, without watermark, first or second state (of six), from the First Edition, first to third issues, published by G. Bouchard, Rome, 1749-1760, with wide margins, with the usual vertical central fold, light-, mount and backboard staining, a repair in the lower right margin, framed
Plate 412 x 555 mm., Sheet 495 x 675 mm.
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
The Sawhorse, Plate XII, from: Carceri
etching and engraving with sulphur tint, circa 1749-50, on laid paper, without watermark, first or second state (of six), from the First Edition, first to third issues, published by G. Bouchard, Rome, 1749-1760, with wide margins, with the usual vertical central fold, light-, mount and backboard staining, a repair in the lower right margin, framed
Plate 412 x 555 mm., Sheet 495 x 675 mm.