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What a stunning print. The Drawbridge is Piranesi at his darkest, the reworked 1761 plate, and Ben's reproduction rises to every bit of its power: the deep blacks of the beams and the great tower hold their full weight, yet the shadows keep their detail and the hatching stays crisp, right down to the tiny figures lost in the receding arches. Every line is there, faithful and unforced. On heavy cotton rag with a broad clean margin, the image has all the gravity it deserves, and the plate's original inscriptions are perfectly preserved. Ben was a pleasure throughout. The print in the box more than matched the promise, and I am thrilled with it. I will be ordering again with real enthusiasm.

I could not be happier with this print. The 1743 Carcere Oscura is the hardest sort of etching to reproduce, all delicate line and soft grey gradation rather than bold black, and Ben has captured it exquisitely: the masonry courses, the fine shading across the great arch, the deep coherent space all sing. On warm-white BFK Rives cotton rag it is a joy to hold, and his restoration is a marvel of care, cleaning the sheet without thinning a line, Piranesi's own cartouche and signature beautifully preserved. Best of all is the story behind it. It was not in his shop, and Ben does not take commissions as a rule, so I am enormously grateful he agreed to add it. He hunted down a superior scan, restored it himself, charged only his standard price, and sent photos and video. A treasure, and a maker I will return to.

LOVE this print! My only tiiiiiny nit to pick is the placement of the shop's logo (which was mentioned in another review, so I was fully aware) in the same plane as the name of the artist and piece-- so it either shows as well or it all gets covered up. Otherwise the print is perfect!

Very nice. Quick shipping. Beautiful.

This print is outstanding. Beautifully reproduced on quality paper . Delivery was incredibly fast. The only downside is their logo is on the print itself so when I frame it I can’t have the artist details. I’ll have to frame it higher to block out the logo which has a.com. My suggestion in the future is if they put that on the back as it takes away from the framing.

These repro Japanese woodblock are a good resolution for printing. They are much 'whiter' than actual prints which are done on a very warm white paper.

Exc service from seller. Print itself is brilliant, exactly what i wanted.

Fast and quick delivery. Image is high quality!

I fell in love with this print while visiting the Escher Museum in The Hague. It was not available I the gift shop so I ordered it. The paper it is printed on is very high quality and it was shipped very well protected. Didn’t notice it was coming from Australia!

The print is really good quality and came quickly. Thanks!