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Thirty three shields & compartments for monumental inscriptions, coats of arms &c of great use to artists & others, neatly engrav'd from the designs of that curious architect Mr James Gibbs
Gibbs, James, born 1682 - died 1754 - Enlarge image
Thirty three shields & compartments for monumental inscriptions, coats of arms &c of great use to artists & others, neatly engrav'd from the designs of that curious architect Mr James Gibbs
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
London (first published)
- Date:
1731 (first published)
- Artist/Maker:
Gibbs, James, born 1682 - died 1754 (designer)
Clark, John (engraver)
Clark, John (publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
engraving perhaps with some etching
- Museum number:
13689:31
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case EO, shelf 78
Place of Origin
London (first published)
Date
1731 (first published)
Artist/maker
Gibbs, James, born 1682 - died 1754 (designer)
Clark, John (engraver)
Clark, John (publisher)
Materials and Techniques
engraving perhaps with some etching
Dimensions
Height: 10.8 cm Average size cut to, Width: 7.5 cm Average size cut to
Descriptive line
James Gibbs (after), 1 of 33 plates from, 'Thirty three shields & compartments for monumental inscriptions, coats of arms &c of great use to artists & others, neatly engrav'd from the designs of that curious architect Mr James Gibbs', London, 1731.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 518, no. 10.
Materials
Paper; Printing ink
Techniques
Etching?; Engraving
Categories
Ornament prints
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
