PIRANESI Giovanni Battista (Mogliano Veneto 1720 1778 Venice) - "Obelisco Egizio". 1759. Plate from the suite "Vedute di Roma". Original etching and burin, printed in red chalk. Reference: Focillon, n°800, Hind, n°53. Proof of the 3rd state of 5 (with the address "Presso l'autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trinita de monti", but the price erased), on watermarked laid paper (Fleur de lys in a crowned shield surmounted by the letters J.H & Z). Margins. The Egizio Obelisk, from the series Vedute di Roma, represents the Lateran Obelisk, the largest obelisk in the world, first built during the reign of Thutmose III (1504-1450 BCE), and erected in the Karnak temple complex during the reign of his grandson, Tuthmoses IV. 57 x 43 cm. Condition B/C (Minor foxing, partially sunburned, minor pitting on verso).