Galerie Christian Collin

(1720 - 1778)

Cinerary urn in the Papal Gardens on the Quirinal (Cenerario antico di marmo, che si vede nel giardino Pontificio sul Quirinale)

etching

1778

A nice impression on watermarked laid paper, Roman edition, plate from the volume II of the series Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)

Plate: 521 x 381 mm.

Sheet: 780 x 560 mm.

References: Ficacci 842

Condition: full margins, folds due to the printing, few foxfmarks in the margins, a small tear inside the platemark and another one small in the left margin.