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The Well

The Well

Public Domain

ArtistItalian, 1720–1778
CultureItalian
Titles
  • The Well
  • from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Datec. 1749
MediumEtching with engraving, scraping, and burnishing, state I/V
Dimensions15 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (40 × 54 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alice C. Simkins
Object number78.146
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 September - 27 November 2011.

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