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Engraving

1620-38 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Michel le Blon. Cutting of a detail of a plate from a suite of 6 designs for parts of sword sheaths, decorated with foliate scrolls, flowers and heraldic motifs in white on a black fond. Amsterdam, 1620-38.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 2.7cm
  • Cut to width: 2.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with the monogram 'MB' in the lower centre of the plate.
Bibliographic reference
Fuhring, P. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II: The Seventeenth Century, 3 vols, Rotterdam, 2004, vol. 1, nos. 1379-1383.
Collection
Accession number
22762:5

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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