Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778
From Antiquites de Pompeia or Antiquites de la grande Grece
Etching, unmarked
The etching by Francesco Piranesi, the master's son. This plate is the title page to the second volume of the ruins of Pompei, the collection of etchings composed by Francesco after a series of sketches by the elder Piranesi. Matted behind glass, framed.
22 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (57.2 x 39.4 cm.), frame: 33.7 x 25 1/4 in. (85.7 x 64.1 cm.)

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