TIEPOLO, Giandomenico
(1726-1804): 

Venice receiving Neptune’s Homage,
after G.B. Tiepolo

Etching, after 1750. Rizzi 107, state intermediate between first and second, with the inscriptions, but before the number; Rizzi states the third is reworked, without giving details. This impression corresponds with that illustrated in his catalogue.
Provenance: Letter C in ink on recto; with the stamp of the Paris Douane on verso

A brilliant, early impression with inky plate edges and traces of the guide-lines. Thread margins on three sides, trimmed to the platemark at left. In very fresh condition. 195 x 360mm. 
$16,000