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Le Cahier à l'homme, en six feuilles

Print
17th century (etched)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching by Nicolas Berchem from a set known as ‘Le Cahier à l’homme, en six feuilles’, and entitled ‘Animalia ad vivum delineata, et aquâ forti aeri impressa Studio et arte Nicolai Berchemi’; etched 17th century. Published by Huquier (series letter d), Paris. One of five plates featuring goats. Lettered with publisher's series letter and numbered.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Le Cahier à l'homme, en six feuilles (series title)
  • Animalia ad vivum delineata, et aquâ forti aeri impressa Studio et arte Nicolai Berchemi (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Etching by Nicolas Berchem from a set known as 'Le Cahier à l'homme, en six feuilles', and entitled 'Animalia ad vivum delineata, et aquâ forti aeri impressa Studio et arte Nicolai Berchemi'; etched 17th century. Published by Huquier, Paris. One of five plates featuring goats. Lettered with title, publisher's series letter, and numbered.
Physical description
Etching by Nicolas Berchem from a set known as ‘Le Cahier à l’homme, en six feuilles’, and entitled ‘Animalia ad vivum delineata, et aquâ forti aeri impressa Studio et arte Nicolai Berchemi’; etched 17th century. Published by Huquier (series letter d), Paris. One of five plates featuring goats. Lettered with publisher's series letter and numbered.
Dimensions
  • Average size height: 10cm
  • Average size width: 13cm
Taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 published by HMSO 1966
Marks and inscriptions
(Lettered with publisher's series letter and numbered.)
Credit line
Given by Mr Oliver Van Oss
Object history
W.35-40; Dut.35-40, Holl.D.35-40. Both are 5th state. Published by Huquier (series letter d), Paris.
Subject depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966
Collection
Accession number
E.774-1965

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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