Bidspirit auction | Piranesi 1774 engraving ”Veduta della

Piranesi 1774 engraving ”Veduta della Piazza del Campidoglio” - Engraving After Piranesi ”Veduta della Piazza del Campidoglio” After Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 – 1778) Veduta della Piazza del Campidoglio Engraving on paper Plate Signed Veduta della Piazza del Campidoglio 1. Abitazione di Sua Eccza. il Sigl. Senatore di roma. 2. Museo Capitolino. 3. Chiesa, e Convento d'Araceli. 4. Statua Equestre di Marco Aurelio. 5. Trofeo d'Ottaviano Augusto. Rome: c. 1774. Notes: This print appears in Piranesi's 'Vedute di Roma', from the 1774 printing in Rome, before the first state (Paris 1st edition; Hind 68). Without numbers in the upper right margin. Signed by ”Cavalier Piranesi F.” in the lower left. Watermark unidentifiable due to the strength of the impression. Descended in the family ofCharles Willing. WILLING was a Philadelphia merchant, trader, TWICE Mayor of Philadelphia, (1749-1754) AND CO-DEVELOPED WILLINGTON, DELAWARE N/K/A WILMINGTON. His wife's grandfather, Edward Shippen, and his eldest son, Thomas Willing, also served as mayors of Philadelphia. Thomas was also a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania. His son James Willing was a representative of the American Continental Congress and led a military expedition during the American War of Independence known as the Willing ExpeditionTHIS PAINTING AND OTHER ESTATE ITEMS IN THIS SALE BY DESCENT IN THE FAMILY TO PRESENT Frame: 32.75” W x 23.25” H x 1.0” D Plate:27.0” W x 17.25” H Condition: creasing to center, tear in matting