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Print

1684 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving. One of four plates from a set of 12. Possibly copies after the 1623 set engraved by Barra. Very beautiful grotesque panels with rinceaux, flowers and fantastical animals. Numbered at the bottom right.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
Engraved ornament print by Nicasius Roussel. One of four plates from a set of 12. Grotesque panels with rinceaux, flowers and fantastical animals.
Physical description
Engraving. One of four plates from a set of 12. Possibly copies after the 1623 set engraved by Barra. Very beautiful grotesque panels with rinceaux, flowers and fantastical animals. Numbered at the bottom right.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 12.1cm
  • Plate width: 8.1cm
Taken from Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Numbered)
Production
A set of these plates was first designed by Roussel and engraved by Johannes Barra (Dutch, 1581-1634) in 1623.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller’s catalogue.
Collection
Accession number
E.651-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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