Giovanni Battista Piranesi framed engraving "Piranesi Cavalier". Original etching, printed on laid paper. The etching represents the base of a large marble candlestick in the collection of Cardinal Lanti at S. Eustachio. Piranesi dedicated the etching to the British squire Giovanni Staples. Sphinxs, eagles, rams heads at corners and arabesque patterns and in the upper part the nude figure of a child.This kind of pieces were the outcome of the Works of Piranesi as restorer and delaer in antiquities. he was a master in the integration of ancient sculptural fragments with the result of fancy objects that catched the imagination and taste of the "Grand Tour" travelers in Rome. His clientele were active buyers of these antiquities that nowadays are displayed in the most important museums worldwide.This etching comes from the first parisian edition printed from the original plates by his son Francesco. The latter editions printed by Firmin Didot on 1830 onwards and Calcografia Vaticana were in wove paper and with an increasing plate worn due to excessive use.Size: 60 x 46 cm, 24 x 18 in inches.

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