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A New Book of Sheilds [sic] usefull for all sorts of Artificers

Etching
1752 (First published), c. 1752- 1770 (Reissued)
Artist/Maker
Heckel, Augustin (designer)
Roberts, H. (engraver)
Carington Bowles (Publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

A cartouche typically consists of a decorated, often asymmetrical, frame and originally described the oval found around a Pharaoh’s name in Egyptian hieroglyphics. A number of design elements typical of this period are used: a cupid, twirling leaves, flowers and a seashell. The centre was left blank for inscription, monogram or a coat of arms.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Ornament Prints
Object type
Etching
TitleA New Book of Sheilds [sic] usefull for all sorts of Artificers (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
Augustin Heckel (after), 1 of 7 plates, including title plate from 'A New Book of Sheilds [sic] usefull for all sorts of Artificers', reissue published London, after 1752.
Physical description
Etching
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.8cm
  • Width: 16.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'A New Book of Sheilds usefull for all sorts of Artificers, Invented & Drawn by A. Heckell A. Heckell delint H. Roberts Sculp / Printed for Carington Bowles, at N 69 St Pauls Church Yard Price 1s 6d'
Production
Numbered in series 1 to 6.
Subjects depicted
Putti
Cartouches
Seashells
Summary
A cartouche typically consists of a decorated, often asymmetrical, frame and originally described the oval found around a Pharaoh’s name in Egyptian hieroglyphics. A number of design elements typical of this period are used: a cupid, twirling leaves, flowers and a seashell. The centre was left blank for inscription, monogram or a coat of arms.
Bibliographic references
  • Cloake, John, Prospects about Richmond: Mid-eighteenth Century Drawings & Prints by Augustin Heckel: Exhibition at the Museum of Richmond, 12 Octobre 1993-19 February 1994, Richmond: Museum of Richmond, 1993, 47.
  • Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 268.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
29413A/1

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Record createdJune 28, 2006
Record URL
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