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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. George Harrison, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    George Harrison, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  2. Queen of Futilities (Your Turn), from the Alter Pieces Series by Brad Thomas, Image 1.

    Brad Thomas

    Queen of Futilities (Your Turn), from the Alter Pieces Series, 1993

    Assemblage

    5.875 x 3 in (14.92 x 7.62 cm)

  3. Baby by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Baby, c. 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  4. Crystal Ball by Hunt Slonem, Image 1.

    Hunt Slonem

    Crystal Ball, 1980

    Silkscreen on paper

    22 x 30 in (55.88 x 76.2 cm)

  5. Untitled (79-12-3) by Garo Zareh Antreasian, Image 1.

    Garo Zareh Antreasian

    Untitled (79-12-3), 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    18.25 x 15 in (46.36 x 38.1 cm)

  6. October, from RISD Portfolio by Stephen Brigidi, Image 1.

    Stephen Brigidi

    October, from RISD Portfolio, 1974

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm)

  7. Leaves & Light by Joel Goldblatt, Image 1.

    Joel Goldblatt

    Leaves & Light, 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    13.125 x 10 in (33.34 x 25.4 cm)

  8. Le Bassin de Deauville (In the Morning Light) by Eugène Boudin, Image 1.

    Eugène Boudin

    Le Bassin de Deauville (In the Morning Light), 1896

    Oil on panel

    10.75 x 8.5 in (27.31 x 21.59 cm)

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About the artist

Francesco Piranesi

Italian

1756-1810

Italian engraver, etcher and architect. Piranesi instructed in graving by his father and was creating his own work and assisting with his father’s by 1775. He was made a government official of the Roman Republic when the French Revolutionary Army occupied the Italian peninsula (1798). He was economically ruined when Pietro Piranesi sold his share of their engraving firm (1807), and he was later granted money by the Emperor Napoleon on the condition that Francesco’s next work be dedicated only to the Emperor. Piranesi died before he could complete the work. At the time of his death was considered the best engraver in Europe.