[Plate of an neo-Classical fireplace, from "Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi

{Rome], 1790. Etched plate, on laid paper, by Piranesi. In good condition with large margins. Watermarked. A fine example of Priranesi's work on a more domestic scale. Fifty-six of the sixty-nine plates in Piranesi's Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi... are devoted to fire-place designs, with Piranesi drawing inspiration from Greek, Etruscan and Egyptian architecture.

Ficacci 656; Focillon 893; Wilton-Ely 844; Hind p. 86. (Inventory #: 20510)