Lot 1203
GIUSEPPE VASI (1710-1782)
ROME: LE ROVINE DELLE ANTICHE MAGNIFICENZE DI ROMA CHE SI VEGGONO NEL CAMPO VATICANO; IL PROSPETTO DELLA CITTA LEONINA, CHE SI VEDE COLLA BASILICA VATICANA, PONTE, E CASTEL S. ANGELO
Two etchings, from the set of four, these impressions c.1870-1945, from the original plates printed in c.1765, each on three sheets of paper, each with the blindstamp of `Regia Calcografia di Roma`
Each 100 x 68.5cm. (2)
* The Calcografia Camerale, a fine quality Roman printing press, was renamed the Regia Calcografia in 1870 and operated under that name until 1945 when it became the Calcografia Nationale. Impressions of etchings by Vasi and Piranesi were published by Calcografia Camerale prior to 1870 and by Regia Calcografia thereafter. The `Regia Calcografia` impressions bear the blindstamp of a central emblem of a crown surmounted by a cross.
