Three wells in a row, on a circular plan, decorated with strapwork and canopies supported by terms or balusters, from Small Wells, plate 21

ca. 1574
Not on view
From a series of twenty-four plates with designs for wells.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three wells in a row, on a circular plan, decorated with strapwork and canopies supported by terms or balusters, from Small Wells, plate 21
  • Artist: after Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?))
  • Artist: Johannes van Doetecum I (Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605)
  • Artist: Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–72, died before 1589)
  • Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp)
  • Published in: Antwerp
  • Date: ca. 1574
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 5/8 × 7 15/16 in. (14.3 × 20.2 cm)
    Sheet: 7 3/8 × 10 9/16 in. (18.8 × 26.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.13.4(27)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.