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Print

1600-1623 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Jan Van Den Velde I (Designer)
Anonymous (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Netherlands (Printed)

Elaborate swirling design for an initial letter 'F'.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Initial 'F', one of four initial letters, in the style of Jan van den Velde I, Dutch, 1600-1623
Physical description
Elaborate swirling design for an initial letter 'F'.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 15.5cm
  • To plate mark width: 13.2cm
Credit line
From the Holtrop Collection
Subject depicted
Letters
Bibliographic references
  • Jessen, P. Meister de Schreibkunst aus dre jahrhunderten Stuttgart, 1923, 28-44
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.720-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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