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Livre d'Ornemens de feuillage

Etching
c. 1670-1693 (Printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The panel of the third plate depicts Amphitrite or Venus borne by dolphins; that of the fifth, Apollo and Daphne; the rest depict various incidents in the life of Hercules (the latter are after prints by Antonio Tempesta, Rome, 1608 (B. XVII, 788-99) Ref: Fuhring, 629-634.)


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLivre d'Ornemens de feuillage (Series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Paul Androuet Du Cerceau. 1 of 6 plates of designs, including title page, for ornament with central panels surrounded by foliated arabesques. Etching, Paris.
Physical description
The panel of the third plate depicts Amphitrite or Venus borne by dolphins; that of the fifth, Apollo and Daphne; the rest depict various incidents in the life of Hercules (the latter are after prints by Antonio Tempesta, Rome, 1608 (B. XVII, 788-99) Ref: Fuhring, 629-634.)
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 17.5cm
  • To plate mark width: 24.5cm
Style
Object history
The previous catalogue record identified Apollo and Daphne as Apollo and Psyche and did not include reference to Venus (i.e. just Amphitrite).
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 87, no. 26.
  • (Berlin II) Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, no. 326.5.
  • (IFF) Bibliothèque Nationale, Inventaire du Fonds Français, Paris, 1930 –, vol. 1, 14.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Accession number
E.1151-1937

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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