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Iere Essai des Devises de la plus nouvelles façon pour les Amateurs de toute sorte des sciences et des Professions

Print
mid-18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving; titled. One of a set of four plates. On each plate, two devices, represented by a figure, with a rocaille cartouche in an oval, accompanied by the title 'La renommé-Le Tems, La Justice-La Prudence, Mercure-Hercule, Apollon-Jupiter'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIere Essai des Devises de la plus nouvelles façon pour les Amateurs de toute sorte des sciences et des Professions (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
Engraved ornament print designed by Martin Tyroff and engraved by Jacques Tyroff. One of a set of four plates featuring rocaille devices. Nuremberg, mid-18th century.
Physical description
Engraving; titled. One of a set of four plates. On each plate, two devices, represented by a figure, with a rocaille cartouche in an oval, accompanied by the title 'La renommé-Le Tems, La Justice-La Prudence, Mercure-Hercule, Apollon-Jupiter'.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 10.3 to 10.5cm
  • Plate width: 15.2 to 15.8cm
  • Paper height: 10.5 to 12cm
  • Paper width: 15.5 to 17.4cm
Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'La renommé-Le Tems, La Justice-La Prudence, Mercure-Hercule, Apollon-Jupiter' (Titled)
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.766-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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