Help ID artist on engraving?

I picked this what appears to be an engraving up today at a local thrift. I believe it could be Italian Rome scene. I'm not sure who the artist is. Measures 18 1/4 tall and 27 1/4 wide. Thank you for any info!

 

It is of Rome and it's by Piranesi. (That's what the "Piranesi Fecit" means. More likely to be an attractively framed reproduction than an original.

Debora

 

The title is 'Veduta del Ponte Molle' which translates to 'View of the Lugano Bridge.' It dates to 1763.

Debora

 

These views of Rome were originally produced by Piranesi for a book so you should expect a fold. Here's an original plate held by the RA for comparison.

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/the-ponte-molle

Debora

 

Thank you debora!

 

Ediz P.V. Is the key. In Fiorenza, they did reprints. I have some botanical prints by them.

 

Thanks lithographer!

 

It's noticeable that the plate impression is right up against the printed area on this one while on the OP's there's a much wider margin. Was this Piranesi being economical on copper costs?

 

I'll ask him next time I see him.

Debora

 

I suspect it's a fashion thing as much as anything else. A lot of old prints are trimmed inside the plate mark, so I think there was a time when seeing a plate mark was considered unfashionable and a reserve around the image became necessary. It seems to me that a lot of old master prints have been trimmed right to the edges of the image and I can't see a reason for that other than to get rid of the plate mark. Maybe people wanted to present their prints as drawings, and the plate mark interfered with that.

Of course, if a print is going to have fancy borders and/or titles and dedications and such, room needs to be left to accommodate them.