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Title below under the mise-en-scène, enlivened, as usual, by the presence of human figures captured in their daily lives.
Taken from: "The present state of all countries and peoples of the natural, political and moral world with new observations and corrections of ancient and modern travellers" by Thomas Salmon, printed in Venice by Giambattista Albrizzi between 1737 and 1766 in 26 volumes .
Tome XX (20), part I, MDCCLIII (1753)
Beautiful perspective view of the large courtyard of the Doge's Palace, seat of the Doge (the highest institutional office in the city), in the San Marco district (you can see the unmistakable Arabian domes of the Basilica) in the Serenissima city of Venice, a maritime republic, crossroads of peoples and trade.
Etching and burin on laid and watermarked paper, blank verso, good margins (the upper one trimmed on the typing), usual editorial folds, nice modern colouring. Wonderful impression.
Dim.: 16x21 cm the print mirror 67560119
