GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI A Vast Gallery with Arches. Etching, engraving and burnishing, 1749. 417x553 mm; 16.5 x 22.875in, wide margins. Robison's first state (of 6), with partial ink dabbing below the projecting platform with prisoners. From the

GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI A Vast Gallery with Arches. Etching, engraving and burnishing, 1749. 417x553 mm; 16.5 x 22.875in, wide margins. Robison's first state (of 6), with partial ink dabbing below the projecting platform with prisoners. From the Carceri. A superb, crisp impression of this scarce, early state, printed with selective wiping and clarity overall. Hind 10; Robison 36.