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Les Figvres Et Povrtraictz Des Sept Aages De L'Homme ... Faictz tailler et grauer Par N. L. C
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Les Figvres Et Povrtraictz Des Sept Aages De L'Homme ... Faictz tailler et grauer Par N. L. C
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Paris (Published)
- Date:
1609 (Published)
- Artist/Maker:
Monogrammist H. F. (Printmaker)
Jean, Le Clerc (Publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
Engraving
- Museum number:
E.33-1929
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case EO, shelf 28
Physical description
Plate 4, 'Ieunesse'. A wedding ceremony takes place outside a circular, temple-like building, while elsewhere in the image are scenes of construction work and agriculture. A god, possibly Apollo, watches the scene from a cloud above.
Place of Origin
Paris (Published)
Date
1609 (Published)
Artist/maker
Monogrammist H. F. (Printmaker)
Jean, Le Clerc (Publisher)
Materials and Techniques
Engraving
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered in a cartouche in the upper centre of the plate:
'4 / Ienesse.'
Lettered in the lower centre of the plate:
'La Ieunesse est sequart Guide par le soleil/ .... / .... / Vexireux de richesse en force sans pareil.'
Dimensions
Height: 19.7 cm Cut to, Width: 24.2 cm Cut to
Descriptive line
1 of 8 plates from a suite of 8 showing the seven ages of man entitled 'Les Figvres Et Povrtraictz Des Sept Aages De L'Homme', engraved by Monogrammist HF, published by Jean Le Clerc, France, 1609
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Subjects depicted
Wedding; Farming; Ships; Clouds; Bulls; Construction; Tools
Categories
Ornament prints; Prints
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
