Five scenes from cloister vaults in the Raphael Loggias in the Vatican.
Five large, beautifully hand-coloured etchings from the series "Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano", published in Rome in 1772-77. The plates were engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani and Giovanni Volpato after Gaetano Savorelli, Luigi Teseo and Pietro Camporesi.
Each plate composed of two sheets. Height up to 79,3 cms, width up to 68,7 cms. One plate with a few marginal spots in margin, three with small marginal repairs on verso. Watermark: Honig & Zoonen.
Purchased during a journey in Italy in 1908.