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Ornamenti o grottesche

Print
ca.1645 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ornamental design of a young girl holding a leopard cub while a leopard reclines at her feet.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOrnamenti o grottesche (Suite title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Stefano della Bella, from a suite of 12 plates, including title plate, entitled 'Ornamenti o grottesche'. French, ca.1645.
Physical description
Ornamental design of a young girl holding a leopard cub while a leopard reclines at her feet.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 16.5cm
  • To plate mark width: 6.4cm
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, pp155-156, no.1004.
Collection
Accession number
22763:1

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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