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The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
1749–50
Medium/TechniqueEtching, engraving, scratching, burnishing, lavis
DimensionsSheet: 52.6 x 71.9 cm (20 11/16 x 28 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 41.7 x 55.3 cm (16 7/16 x 21 3/4 in.)
Credit LineStephen Bullard Memorial Fund
Accession numberM25429
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1914, sold by Mrs. A. M. B. Smith, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 1, 1914)
The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
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The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom, from a once bound set of "Disparates" [also known as Proverbios], plate 2
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom, from a once bound set of "Disparates" [also known as Proverbios], plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848- 54
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749-50
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749-50
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)
The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1747–48