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Engraving

1588 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Theodor De Bry (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Netherlands (Published)
Germany (Published)

Engraving

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Engraving
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Theodor de Bry. Plate from a suite of 4 designs for ornamented dishes, each with three portraits of Roman Emperors. Germany or the Netherlands, 1588.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 11.7cm
  • Cut to width: 11.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in the centre of the plate: 'IMMODICA / IRA GIGNIT / INSANIAM'
  • Signed in the lower centre of the plate: 'THEODOR DE BRY . FECIT . ET. EXCVDEBAT'
Bibliographic references
  • de Jong, M. and de Groot, I., Ornamentprenten in het Rijksprentenkabinet I, 15de & 16de eeuw, ‘s-Gravenhage, 1988, no.57.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. The New Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951): vol. 4, nos.191-4.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
13789

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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