A man in profile to the left, his right arm raised, his right arm resting on his thigh

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720-1778 Rome) A man in profile to the left, his right arm raised, his right arm resting on his thigh a fragment of a printed tract '..CTORES, LYRI- ..,qui aliis sub se dinis ministeria, & ..vae eruditionis seges ..Roma non protu- (verso) pen and brown ink, irregularly shaped 7½ x 4 3/8 in. (192 x 113 mm.) maximum