The Man on the Rack

Date: 1761
Series: Carceri
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 562 x 417 mm. 22 1/8 x 16 3/8 in. Sheet: 609 x 491 mm. 24 x 19 3/8 in.
Reference: Hind 2, first state of two; Robison 43, probably fourth state of six, second edition, third issue, printed mid 1760s; Wilton-Ely 27
Signature: Signed in the plate “Piranesi F” lower right
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in a double circle
Provenance: Lucien Goldschmidt, New York; 1977 to David Tunick, Inc.; 1985 to Kurt Delbanco, New York; 1985 to David Tunick, Inc.
Impression: Very good, strong impression
Condition: Good condition with the centerfold barely noticeable, ample margins all around