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Print

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

Cutting of ornamental detail from plate 5.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Michel le Blon. Cutting of ornamental detail from the centre 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
Cutting of ornamental detail from plate 5.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 3.1cm
  • Cut to width: 4.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed with the monogram 'MB' in the upper left of the plate.
  • Numbered '5' in the centre right 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
16933

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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