Plaquette
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is an electrotype plaque of silvered copper which shows a shepherdess standing beneath a tree knitting. On the left the flocks are grazing in a landscape. In the bottom left hand corner is the inscription LANIGERIS. LANOEQVE INTENTA. (Intent on the sheep and the wool). It is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silvered copper |
| Brief description | Plaquette, silvered copper, shepherdess knitting, flocks. Roty. |
| Physical description | Electrotype plaque of silvered copper, with a shepherdess standing beneath a tree knitting, whilst the flocks are grazing in a landscape to the left. In the bottom left hand corner is the inscription LANIGERIS. LANOEQVE INTENTA. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | LANIGERIS. LANOEQVE INTENTA. Intent on the Sheep and the Wool. |
| Object history | Bought together with Nos. 659-1894 to 684-1894 for £159. 4s. 1d. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This is an electrotype plaque of silvered copper which shows a shepherdess standing beneath a tree knitting. On the left the flocks are grazing in a landscape. In the bottom left hand corner is the inscription LANIGERIS. LANOEQVE INTENTA. (Intent on the sheep and the wool). It is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1894. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895. pp. 100 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 684-1894 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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