Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

19th Century

Plate #106 from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi), first printed in 1778-1780. Inscribed: At top center: Alla Sig. ra Margherita Earle Dama Inglese / amatrice delle belle arte / In Segno d'Ossequio il Cavalier Gio Batta Piranesi D.D.D. / Sezione per il lungo della Nava At left center: Profile dalla parte di Poppa At center: Profile della / parte di Prora At right center: Sezione per troaverso dalla Nave At lower left: Cavalaier Piranesi Delin. ed inc.

Dimensions:
Height: 36.63 x Width: 26.25 x Depth: .75 inches

Condition

Good. Minor spotting.

$1,500.00

Enquire

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi an Italian Classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione).

Dustin Pittman - David Bowie has risen, Diamond Dogs, 1974.
$2,500.00

Tug Rice - The Chess Player
$750.00

Dustin Pittman - Diana Vreeland, Pierre Cardin, Bill Blass and Pat Buckley, La Belle Époque Gala, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982.
$2,500.00