Louis Jean Desprez (1743-1804) and Francesco Piranesi ( circa 1756-1810)
Illumination de la Croix de Saint-Pierre (An Interior of St. Peter's from the South Transept, with the Baldacchino, the Illuminated Hanging Cross, and St. Longinus)
Louis Jean Desprez (1743-1804) and Francesco Piranesi ( circa 1756-1810) Illumination de la Croix de Saint-Pierre (An Interior of St. Peter's from the South Transept, with the Baldacchino, the Illuminated Hanging Cross, and St. Longinus) etching with extensive hand-colouring in ink and watercolour, circa 1787, on laid paper, a fine impression of the rare first state (of two), signed by Desprez in black ink, with the original paper borders stuck to the sheet edges and laid onto the backboard, the watercolour slightly attenuated, minor defects at the edges, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 695 x 475 mm., S. 712 x 497 mm.
Louis Jean Desprez (1743-1804) and Francesco Piranesi ( circa 1756-1810)
Illumination de la Croix de Saint-Pierre (An Interior of St. Peter's from the South Transept, with the Baldacchino, the Illuminated Hanging Cross, and St. Longinus)
Louis Jean Desprez (1743-1804) and Francesco Piranesi ( circa 1756-1810) Illumination de la Croix de Saint-Pierre (An Interior of St. Peter's from the South Transept, with the Baldacchino, the Illuminated Hanging Cross, and St. Longinus) etching with extensive hand-colouring in ink and watercolour, circa 1787, on laid paper, a fine impression of the rare first state (of two), signed by Desprez in black ink, with the original paper borders stuck to the sheet edges and laid onto the backboard, the watercolour slightly attenuated, minor defects at the edges, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 695 x 475 mm., S. 712 x 497 mm.
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