Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Smoking Fire, early 1770s.
Etching with engraving. 538 mm x 399 mm. © Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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The Smoking Fire, early 1770s
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
RA Collection: Art
538 mm x 399 mm
Carceri D'Invenzione Di G. Battista Piranesi Archit Vene - [Roma]: [early 1770s].
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