Giovanni Battista PIRANESI
1720 - 1778
The giant wheel
Plate 9 from the series of 16 subjects entitled Carceri, 1749–1760.
Etching and engraving
553 × 405 mm, large margins
Fine proof of the seventh state (of 8) of the Roman edition, horizontal central fold weakened and reinforced, restorations and tears repaired along the edges, including a large one in the left margin, upper corners restored, oxidation stains in the right margin, slight soiling in the left corners, dust. On the reverse, reinforced horizontal center fold visible on the front in the left margin, dust along the edges, stains in the upper right corner, small rust stains in the margin.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis surmounted by a crown (Robison 58).
Reference: Robison 35 vii/viii