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Recueil de Desseins de Joaillerie

Print
ca. 1767 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of thirty plates from the book 'Recueil de Desseins de Joaillerie', including Plates 2 (title), 3 and 4 (engraved text) and 5-31 (engraved designs). The engravings depict jewellery designs by Augustin Deflos.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRecueil de Desseins de Joaillerie (series title)
Materials and techniques
engravings
Brief description
One of 30 engravings from the book 'Recueil de Desseins de Joaillerie', designs by Augustin Deflos, engraved and published by Claude Augustin Deflos, France, ca. 1767
Physical description
One of thirty plates from the book 'Recueil de Desseins de Joaillerie', including Plates 2 (title), 3 and 4 (engraved text) and 5-31 (engraved designs). The engravings depict jewellery designs by Augustin Deflos.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.875in
  • Width: 12.125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Marks and inscriptions
Se vend à Paris, chez Claude Duflos, rue Galande, chez un Chapelier, et chez l'Auteur. (inscribed on title page)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
E.2480-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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