Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Trophies of Octavian Augustus. 1753 Etching 65x40 cm.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Trophies of Octavian Augustus. 1753 Large etching depicting one of a pair of marble Roman military trophies excavated from the Aqua Julia nymphaeum and set up on the Capitol terrace by Pope Sixtus V in 1590. Piranesi argued for an attribution to Augustus in commemoration of the Battle of Actium. Impression with the number 46 in the upper right corner.Slight blooming , trace central fold . mis 65.00x40.00 mm , sheet 73.40x 53.00 mm