Portrait of Man in Armour
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1855 (printed)
1849 (engraved)
16th century (made) - Artist/Maker:
Metzmacher, Pierre Guillaume, born 1815 (engraver)
Titian (artist)
Musée du Louvre, Paris (printer) - Materials and Techniques:
Etched in the crayon manner, printed in red/ brown
- Credit Line:
Purchased from the Louvre Museum
- Museum number:
E.5501-1958
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case 95, shelf H, box 76
Physical description
Engraving of a drawing by Titian: a three-quarter length portrait of a man in armour.
Place of Origin
France (made)
Date
ca. 1855 (printed)
1849 (engraved)
16th century (made)
Artist/maker
Metzmacher, Pierre Guillaume, born 1815 (engraver)
Titian (artist)
Musée du Louvre, Paris (printer)
Materials and Techniques
Etched in the crayon manner, printed in red/ brown
Marks and inscriptions
Tiziano. del. Metzmacher. sc. 1848
Dimensions
Height: 37 cm, Width: 28 cm
Object history note
The copperplates are preserved in the Chalcographie du Louvre, Paris. The National Art Library purchased 4327 prints from the Chalcographie in 1855, which have since been transferred to the Department of Prints and Drawings.
Descriptive line
Engraving, 'Portrait of Man in Armour', Metzmacher after Titian, France, ca. 1855
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Catalogue des Planches Gravées Composant le Fonds de la Calcographie et dont les Épreuves se Vendent dans cet Etablissement au Musée National du Louvre, Paris: Vinchon, 1851
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Etching
Subjects depicted
Armour
Categories
Prints; Drawings; Military; Portraits
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
