Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778). 2 etchings: (1) "Veduta dell'insigne Basilica

Vaticana coll'ampio Portico, e Piazza adjacente". Etching on heavy laid paper by Van Gelder Zonen, 47 x 70.5 cm.

Stained/ soiled and with a few small tears and folds to blank margins; inside plate edge in fairly good condition (vague fold, small crease and mild foxing); with unread blind stamp to bottom right corner; (2) "Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano vicino alla Tribuna." Etching on heavy laid paper, 48.4 x 67 cm. Vertical middle fold; various small tears, a few chips from blank margins and waterstained (barely visible recto in the image). Sold w.a.f., yet a lovely impression. Added: large etched view of the Reims Cathedral. (total 3)