Porta Bigolo con acqua (Water Carrier)
published 1753
Artist, Italian, 1700 - 1778
Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving and etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 27.2 x 18.6 cm (10 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
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Accession
1992.99.1.x
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London, England); purchase 1992, by NGA
Associated Names
Inscriptions
across bottom in plate: Co sto bigolo porto un bezzo al sechio / L'aqua a boteghe, a chi no ha pozzo in casa / E assae dolce, e chiara co fa un spechio. (With my yoke I carry water to the shops and to those who have no well at home, sweet as anything and clear as a mirror); lower right in plate: 24
Wikidata ID
Q75119805