Antique Framed Etching by Giuseppe Vasi Rome Italy Ponte Trionfale Hand Colored

original antique etching by renowned Italian engraver Giuseppe Vasi

Titled "Vestigie dell’Antico Ponte Trionfale" (Ruins of the Ancient Triumphal Bridge), this exquisite print captures the majestic remnants of a lost Roman bridge, rendered in meticulous copperplate lines and delicately hand-colored to highlight every glorious architectural detail. The etching is signed in-plate, as was traditional, with “G. Vasi dis. ed inc.” confirming the artist both designed and engraved the piece himself.


This piece is framed and preserved.likely re-mounted in the mid-20th century by a New York framer (label intact), yet believed to originate from the 1700s to early 1800s. A stamped date of 1867


Artist: Giuseppe Vasi (1710–1782)

Title: Vestigie dell’Antico Ponte Trionfale

Medium: Hand-colored copperplate etching

Era: Likely late 1700s or early 1800s

Framed: Vintage wood frame with original Fleck Bros. NYC label

Size: 16x12 approx including frame