Description: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778),
Veduta dell' Esterno della Gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano
etching, appears to be on laid paper, housed in gilt wood frame.
Platemark 15 3/4 x 24 1/4 in.; DOA 24 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.
Private Collection, Wrightville Beach, North Carolina
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Condition Report: Toning, some scattered stains, and general age; few unobtrusive creases/tears at right edge.