Portrait of Man in Armour

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Artist/Maker	Musée Du Louvre, Paris (printer) Metzmacher (engraver) Titian (artist)
Place of origin	France (made)

Engraving of a drawing by Titian: a three-quarter length portrait of a man in armour.

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Categories	Prints Drawings Military Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	Portrait of Man in Armour (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Etched in the crayon manner, printed in red/ brown Paper Etching
Brief description	Engraving, 'Portrait of Man in Armour', Metzmacher after Titian, France, ca. 1855
Physical description	Engraving of a drawing by Titian: a three-quarter length portrait of a man in armour.
Dimensions	Height: 37cm Width: 28cm Dimensions taken from 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
Marks and inscriptions	Tiziano. del. Metzmacher. sc. 1848
Credit line	Purchased from the Louvre Museum
Object history	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.
Subject depicted	Armour
Associations	Titian Paris
Bibliographic references	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
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.5501-1958

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O585079/portrait-of-man-in-armour-print-metzmacher/

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