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PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista ( 1720--1778)
[Grotteschi.]
[Roma]:, [G. B. Piranesi],, [c. 1770-75].
[4] etch. double-page pl. ; 53.5 cm. (1°)
An earlier issue in the Soane Museum (q.v.) forms part of a compilation which can be dated to 1753 or 4.
Copy Notes Bound as the third distinct element in a copy of Piranesi's Opere varie probably issued in the early 1770s (q.v.) - see Robison, Piranesi, pp. 65 and 213 (referring to this copy).
Binding C18th half sheep, marbled paper boards, red morocco spine-label gilt-lettered 'Piranesi / Opera / Varie'.
Reference Number 6458
[Grotteschi.]
[Roma]:, [G. B. Piranesi],, [c. 1770-75].
[4] etch. double-page pl. ; 53.5 cm. (1°)
An earlier issue in the Soane Museum (q.v.) forms part of a compilation which can be dated to 1753 or 4.
Copy Notes Bound as the third distinct element in a copy of Piranesi's Opere varie probably issued in the early 1770s (q.v.) - see Robison, Piranesi, pp. 65 and 213 (referring to this copy).
Binding C18th half sheep, marbled paper boards, red morocco spine-label gilt-lettered 'Piranesi / Opera / Varie'.
Reference Number 6458