GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI The Well.
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Well.
Etching and engraving, 1749-50. 411x560 mm; 16¼x22⅛ inches, wide margins. Fourth state (of 5), with the Roman numeral upper right and before the additional work in the lower right corner; Robison's second edition, third issue, printed from around the mid-1760s to the early 1770s. From Carceri d'Invenzione. A brilliant, richly-inked impression with very strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear. Robison 39.
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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Well.
Etching and engraving, 1749-50. 411x560 mm; 16¼x22⅛ inches, wide margins. Fourth state (of 5), with the Roman numeral upper right and before the additional work in the lower right corner; Robison's second edition, third issue, printed from around the mid-1760s to the early 1770s. From Carceri d'Invenzione. A brilliant, richly-inked impression with very strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear. Robison 39.