PIRANESI Francesco (1758 - 1810) - "Gruppo antico di Figure dº. volgarmen. il Toro Farnese". c.1780 . etching. Proof on laid paper. Title at top, with explanatory text on the discovery of the sculpture and its restoration. At the bottom, another text by Plinio presenting the whole. Sculpture discovered in 1545 in the Baths of Caracalla and transferred to the Palazzo Farnese. Currently in the National Museum of Naples. Condition B (traces of handling and small tears)