Ornamental frame

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Artist/Maker	Bruyn, Nicolaes De (engraver) Vredeman De Vries, Hans (artist) Assuerus Van Londerseel (printmaker)
Place of origin	Belgium (made) Netherlands (made) Amsterdam (printed)

This is an engraving of an ornamental frame made in the Netherlands. It was originally designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries in 1569 but this print was engraved and published by Assuerus van Londerseel around 1590. It is one of a suite of 4 plates showing cartouches surrounded by strapwork, scrolls, fruit, masks, nymphs and satyrs.

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Categories	Prints Frames Ornament Prints
Object type	Wood-engraving
Title	Ornamental frame
Materials and techniques	Wood engraving Printing Ink Wood-Engraving
Brief description	Assuerus van Londerseel. One of four plates from a suite of cartouches incorporating strapwork scrolls festoons of fruit, and masks. Dutch, 1600-1610.
Physical description	wood-engraving
Dimensions	Cut to height: 19.6cm Cut to width: 27.1cm
Object history	Rosenheim Collection
Production	Copied from a set of prints designed by the Antwerp designer Hans Vredeman de Vries, published in 1569.
Subjects depicted	Frames (Furnishings) Strapwork
Summary	This is an engraving of an ornamental frame made in the Netherlands. It was originally designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries in 1569 but this print was engraved and published by Assuerus van Londerseel around 1590. It is one of a suite of 4 plates showing cartouches surrounded by strapwork, scrolls, fruit, masks, nymphs and satyrs.
Bibliographic references	Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.487, 32 (1). (Berlin II) Berlin Staatlich Museen., Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 237.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1413-1923

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Record created	June 8, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O112792/ornamental-frame-wood-engraving-bruyn-nicolaes-de/

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