- Art.Salon
- Artists
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- The Forum of Augustus
![Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The Forum of Augustus](/images/giovanni-battista-piranesi_the-forum-of-augustus_AID1225367.jpg?f=grey)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Forum of Augustus
Found at
Bonhams,
London (Online Auction)
Prints & Multiples, Lot 14
17. Jun - 26. Jun 2024
Prints & Multiples, Lot 14
17. Jun - 26. Jun 2024
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
The Forum of Augustus (Hind 42)
Etching, 1757, on heavy laid paper, watermark double circle with fleur-de-lys, Hind's second state (of seven); together with Philip Galle (Dutch, 1537-1612) after Hendrick van Cleve (Flemish (ca. 1525-1589) Forum Bovarium Engraving, after 1551, on laid paper, trimmed inside the borderline; Luigi Rossini (Italian, 1790-1857) Veduta Generale dei Gran Colossi sul Monte Quirinale Etching, 1819, on wove paper, the full sheet; M. Morin after Charles Louis Clérisseau (French, 1721-1820) The Ruins of the Temple of Faustina Etching, circa 1756, on laid paper; together with six small etchings from Raccolta di 320 Vedute sì antiche, che moderne della città di Roma, circa 1800
Plate 402 x 612mm (15 7/8 x 24 1/8in)(and smaller)(10)
The Collection of Dwight Miller, USA. | Thence by descent to the present owner.
The Forum of Augustus (Hind 42)
Etching, 1757, on heavy laid paper, watermark double circle with fleur-de-lys, Hind's second state (of seven); together with Philip Galle (Dutch, 1537-1612) after Hendrick van Cleve (Flemish (ca. 1525-1589) Forum Bovarium Engraving, after 1551, on laid paper, trimmed inside the borderline; Luigi Rossini (Italian, 1790-1857) Veduta Generale dei Gran Colossi sul Monte Quirinale Etching, 1819, on wove paper, the full sheet; M. Morin after Charles Louis Clérisseau (French, 1721-1820) The Ruins of the Temple of Faustina Etching, circa 1756, on laid paper; together with six small etchings from Raccolta di 320 Vedute sì antiche, che moderne della città di Roma, circa 1800
Plate 402 x 612mm (15 7/8 x 24 1/8in)(and smaller)(10)
The Collection of Dwight Miller, USA. | Thence by descent to the present owner.