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an image of a drawing of a firework in the skya black and white drawing of a castle on a hill with smoke coming out of ita picture of a picture of a building with a clock on itan old picture of a fireworks is lit up in the skya drawing of a train on the tracks with smoke coming out of itan old piece of paper sitting on top of a wooden table
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18 - Francesco PIRANESI (1758–1810) – [Fireworks at Castel Sant’A…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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Francesco PIRANESI (1758–1810) – [Fireworks at Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome]. “Fuoco artificiale detto la Girandola, which was set alight at Castel Sant’Angelo, formerly the Mausoleum of Hadrian”. c.1790. Etching after Louis Jean Desprez (c.1743–1804), on laid paper. Ref.: Wollin, no. 3. Proof of the 3rd state out of 3, with the number 6 in the top right-hand corner. Title and artists’ names “Desprez disegn” & “Fran. Piranesi inc.” beneath the composition. Full margins. 89 x 60 cm. Condition A/B (a few marginal foxing spots, a few small surface imperfections in the sky).
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Auction time 07/01/2026 at 1:00 PM
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