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Blackwork Engraving

1614 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Jacques Hurtu (Printmaker)
Pierre Firens (Publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (Published)

Engraving in the blackwork manner


Object details

Categories
Prints
Ornament Prints
Object type
Blackwork engraving
Materials and techniques
Blackwork engraving and engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Jacques Hurtu. Plate 1 from a suite of 7 designs for ornament in blackwork for gold- and silversmiths. France, 1614.
Physical description
Engraving in the blackwork manner
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 8.9cm
  • Cut to width: 12.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Numbered '1' in the lower left of the plate
  • Lettered 'P. F. excudit' in the lower right of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • Fuhring, P. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II: The Seventeenth Century, 3 vols, Rotterdam, 2004, vol. 1, no. 1725.
  • Schestag, F., Illustrierter Katalog der Ornamentstichsammlung des K.K. Österreich. Museums für Kunst und Industrie., Wien 1871, S. 52.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5372-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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