The Lion Bas-Reliefs, from: Carceri d'Invenzione Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Plate V of the Second Edition. A very good, well-inked early impression of Robison’s second state (of three), showing no signs of wear. From the Second Edition, Second Issue through early printings of the Fifth Issue, published from the early 1760s to circa 1835, with the Roman numeral at upper left. With wide margins. – With the characteristic flattened central fold and some associated rubbing. A tiny hole in the left margin, outside the image. With finger staining in the margins. Verso with remnants of old adhesive tape at the upper edge. Otherwise in very good condition. | 1720 Venice - Rome 1778 | 15.-18. Jahrhundert | Druckgrafik | Nummer: 26x1369 | Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 28 February 1988, lot 647.

Estimate:£2,753.03

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