PIRANESI Giovanni Battista (Mogliano Veneto 1720 † 1778 Venice). "Spaccato interno della Basilica di S. Paolo fuori delle mura". 1749. Etching from "Views of Rome". Proof on watermarked laid paper, from the 3rd state out of 7, before the prize was erased. Ref: Hind no. 7. Watermark: Fleur de lys inscribed in a double circle. Large margins. 51.8 x 71.5 cm (sheet). Condition B (4 short tears on the sides restored on the back. A clear halo of moisture on the left side, reaching the subject. A broken fold along the left edge, a small lack in the upper left corner. Dirt and some small marginal thinning). Roman print.