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Emblems

Engraving
1601 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Crispijn De Passe (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Utrecht (Published)

Engraving


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitleEmblems (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Crispin van de Passe the elder, Luxury. Plate from a suite of eight embrlems showing female personifications. Dutch, 1601.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 9.1cm
  • Cut to width: 12.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered on the border encircling the figure: 'GIGNITUR EX NIMIO SIC FOEDA SUPERBIA LVXV 1601'
Bibliographic references
  • Franken, D. L'Oeuvre gravé des van de Passe (Paris: F. Muller et Cie, 1881), nos.1226.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1964): vol. XV, no.626.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2687-1913

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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