[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. 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 648; Focillon 880; Wilton-Ely 836; Hind p. 86. (Inventory #: 20512)