Giovanni Battista PIRANESI (1720 - 1778) - Lot 50

Giovanni Battista PIRANESI (1720 - 1778) Lot of three engravings including: - The bas-relief with lions. Plate V added to the second edition of the Carceri. Etching. A very fine proof from the first Parisian edition. Horizontal median fold, yellowed with oxidation and foxing, small tears, chips and restorations on the edges, pinched fold. Held together by a few mounting strips on verso. Frame. H. 40.5 cm - 56.5 cm ; H. 53.5 cm - 71 cm (leaf) (Robison 44 II/III) - The sawhorse. Plate XII from the second edition of the Carceri. Etching. A very fine proof from the first Parisian edition. Vertical folding in the middle, slight foxing, good margins. Held together by a few mounting strips on verso. Framed. H. 41 cm - W. 55.3 cm (Robison 38 V/VI) - The pillar with chains. Plate XVI from the second edition of the Carceri. Etching. A very fine proof from the first Parisian edition. Vertical fold in the middle, a few folds in the print, light foxing, restored tear in the upper edge, minor edge loss and accident. Held together by a few mounting strips on verso. Frame. H. 40 cm - L. 54.8 cm. SC Good margins. (Robison 42 V/VI) Provenance: former Michel Andrault collection