The Gothic Arch, from Carceri d'invenzione

GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) The Gothic Arch, from Carceri d'invenzione etching and engraving, on laid paper with countermark combined Initial TF (Robison watermark 93), circa 1749-1750, Robison's fifth state (of six), from the Second Edition, Fourth Issue, through early printings of Fifth Edition (mid 1770s-circa 1835), with wide margins, with usual central vertical fold, framed Plate: 16 ¼ x 21 ½ in. (413 x 546 mm.) Sheet: 23 ½ x 35 in. (597 x 889 mm.)