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Print

c.1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Impression from an engraved gun-mounting with the lettering in reverse 'Je Suis Pour faire du bien et du mal' alongside the name of the artist and the town it was made in, Lyon. The engraving features hunting motifs, including dogs chasing each other and fighting, a man on horseback, and a man playing a horn amongst decorative floral motifs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Impression from an engraved gun mounting
Brief description
Impression from an engraved gun-mounting by Claude Cunet. French, c.1650.
Physical description
Impression from an engraved gun-mounting with the lettering in reverse 'Je Suis Pour faire du bien et du mal' alongside the name of the artist and the town it was made in, Lyon. The engraving features hunting motifs, including dogs chasing each other and fighting, a man on horseback, and a man playing a horn amongst decorative floral motifs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1in
  • Width: 5.75in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in reverse 'Je Suis Pour faire du bien et du mal'
    Translation
    Literally 'I am for doing good and evil'.
  • Signed 'Claude Cunet' - 'A Lyon'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Accession number
E.1914-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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