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Croesus

Engraving
1734-1745 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCroesus (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Gottfried Bernhard Göz. Plate from a suite representing legendary and historical figures arranged as antithetical pairs showing contrasting characteristics, or virtues and vices. Germany, 1740-1755.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 30.6cm
  • Cut to width: 20.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in the centre of the plate: 'B. S. Setlezky sc'
  • Lettered in the lower centre of the plate: 'Croesus / ...... / .... Divitis Vana gloria.'
  • Lettered in the lower left of the plate: 'Gottfr. Bernh. Göz, del.'
  • Lettered in the lower right of the plate: 'Ioh: Georg Hertel, excud. Aug. Vind'
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.435, 65 (1).
  • (Berlin II) Berlin Staatlich Museen., Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 126.2.
Collection
Accession number
15773:2

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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