Frises, feuillages et grotesques
Print
ca.1645 (first published)
ca.1645 (first published)
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| Place of origin |
Copy in reverse after an original design by della Bella for a frieze with an embracing mermaid and triton at its centre, flanked by swans to either side, and with a grotesque head seen in profile in the margin below.
Object details
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| Title | Frises, feuillages et grotesques (Suite title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Stefano della Bella, (after), copy in reverse after a design from a suite of 8 plates, including title plate, entitled 'Frises, feuillages et grotesques'. French, first published ca.1645. |
| Physical description | Copy in reverse after an original design by della Bella for a frieze with an embracing mermaid and triton at its centre, flanked by swans to either side, and with a grotesque head seen in profile in the margin below. |
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| Bibliographic reference | see for full bibliographic references
de Vesme, Alexandre, and Massar, Phyllis Dearborn. Stefano della Bella: catalogue raisonné. (Vol. I.) New York, Collectors Editions, 1971, p.153 no. 984. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 22763:5 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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