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Blackwork Engraving

1586 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Georg Arnoldt (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Ansbach (Printed)

Engraving in the blackwork manner


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Blackwork engraving
Materials and techniques
Blackwork engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Georg Arnoldt. One of five plates from a suite of six blackwork designs for goldsmith's ornament. Germany, 1586.
Physical description
Engraving in the blackwork manner
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 4.4cm
  • Cut to width: 5.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'I A' in the lower centre of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.376, 61 (1).
  • (Berlin I) Berlin Staatlich Museen., Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 628 (1).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
16965

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O656273/blackwork-engraving-georg-arnoldt/
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