27th May, 2026 11:00

Fine Pictures, Prints & Sculptures

 
Lot 54
 

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778)

The Gothic Arch, from Carceri d'Invenzione

etching and engraving
plate 41 x 54 cm, sheet 54 x 68.5 cm, framed and glazed 72 x 84 cm

Sold for £1,600


Condition Report

Overall in good condition. Sheet slightly cockled in mount. There a few scattered spots of foxing to margins and edges of image. Under glass and unexamined out of frame.

 

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778)

The Gothic Arch, from Carceri d'Invenzione

etching and engraving
plate 41 x 54 cm, sheet 54 x 68.5 cm, framed and glazed 72 x 84 cm

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