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The Elements

Engraving
1590-1612 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Crispijn De Passe (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Cologne (Published)
Utrecht (Published)

Engraving


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitleThe Elements (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Crispin van de Passe the elder. Impression of the border of the plate representing Fire, from a suite of four illustrating the elements. Dutch, 1590-1600.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • To plate mark diameter: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in the lower centre of the plate: 'Crisp d. P. - 1 - inuent.exc.'
Bibliographic references
  • Franken, D. L'Oeuvre gravé des van de Passe (Paris: F. Muller et Cie, 1881), nos.1134.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1964): vol. XV, no.528.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
28405:3

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1005289/the-elements-engraving-crispijn-de-passe/
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