Etching

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Artist/Maker	Lanier I, Nicholas (artist) Lanier II, Nicholas (artist)
Place of origin	England (made)

Etching on wove paper showing an amorino with a mask. Signed 'L.', lettered 'Perino'.

Object details

Category	Prints
Object type	Etching
Materials and techniques	etching on wove paper Wove Paper Printing Ink Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description	Etching included in a volume containing 43 plates by Nicholas Lanier I (1568-1646) or II (1588-1666) and Lucas Vorsterman I (1595-1675) or II (1624-c.1667), after drawings by Parmigianino, Giulio Romano and others. These impressions were probably printed in the early 19th century, and then bound in the volume, titled 'Lanier's Drawing Book 1656'. This plate, by Lanier (I or II), shows an amorino with a mask.
Physical description	Etching on wove paper showing an amorino with a mask. Signed 'L.', lettered 'Perino'.
Dimensions	Height: 9.2cm Width: 6.4cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
Marks and inscriptions	'L.' (Signed) 'Perino.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Amorino Putti Masks (Costume)
Associations	Parmigianino Romano, Giulio
Associated objects	E.381-1964 (Set) E.382-1964 (Set) E.383-1964 (Set) E.384-1964 (Set) E.385-1964 (Set) E.386-1964 (Set) E.387-1964 (Set) E.388-1964 (Set) E.389-1964 (Set) E.390-1964 (Set) E.391-1964 (Set) E.392-1964 (Set) E.393-1964 (Set) E.394-1964 (Set) E.395-1964 (Set) E.396-1964 (Set) E.397-1964 (Set) E.398-1964 (Set) E.399-1964 (Set) E.400-1964 (Set) E.401-1964 (Set) E.402-1964 (Set) E.403-1964 (Set) E.404-1964 (Set) E.405-1964 (Set) E.406-1964 (Set) E.407-1964 (Set) E.408-1964 (Set) E.409-1964 (Set) E.410-1964 (Set) E.411-1964 (Set) E.412-1964 (Set) E.413-1964 (Set) E.414-1964 (Set) E.415-1964 (Set) E.416-1964 (Set) E.417-1964 (Set) E.418-1964 (Set) E.419-1964 (Set) E.420-1964 (Set) E.421-1964 (Set) E.422-1964 (Set) E.423-1964 (Set)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.401-1964

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O697340/etching-lanier-i-nicholas/

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