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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

Print
1731 (first published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThirty 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 (suite title)
Materials and techniques
engraving perhaps with some etching
Brief description
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.
Dimensions
  • Average size cut to height: 10.8cm
  • Average size cut to width: 7.5cm
Bibliographic reference
Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 518, no. 10.
Collection
Accession number
13689:9

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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