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Quinque Senssum descriptio in eo picturae genere quod Grottesche

Print
1646 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Title plate.

The print has been squared up with black chalk for transfer.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleQuinque Senssum descriptio in eo picturae genere quod Grottesche (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Franz Cleyn. Title plate from a suite of six grotesque designs entitled 'Quinque Senssum descriptio in eo picturae genere quod Grottesche'. London, 1646.
Physical description
Title plate.

The print has been squared up with black chalk for transfer.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 9.0cm
  • Cut to width: 19.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered in the centre of the plate: 'Quinque / Senssum descriptio. In eo picturae / genere. quod (Grottesche) vocant / Itali. F: Clein inv. / 1646 / Sould by Thomas Hinde at the blak bull in / Cornhill near the Royall Exchange'
Bibliographic references
  • Fuhring, P. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II: The Seventeenthy Century, 3 vols, Rotterdam, 2004, vol. 1, p.129, 593.
  • Snodin, Michael (ed.), assisted by Elspeth Moncrieff, Rococo: Art and Design in Hogarth’s England (exh. cat.: The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 16 May – 30 September 1984), 19.
Collection
Accession number
29688-1880

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Record createdJanuary 21, 2012
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