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Print

1530-1562 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Virgil Solis (printmaker)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (printed)

An engraving depicting a design for an escutcheon; the shield and space for the crest is left blank. The design is decorated with scrolling foliage, clouds and a knight's helmet.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Heraldry
Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Print by Virgil Solis, design for an escutcheon, German, 1530-1562
Physical description
An engraving depicting a design for an escutcheon; the shield and space for the crest is left blank. The design is decorated with scrolling foliage, clouds and a knight's helmet.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 7.4cm
  • Cut to width: 5.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed with the monogram 'VS' in the upper left of the plate.
  • Lettered in the lower centre of the plate: 'REX . DAVIT'
  • Signed with the monogram 'VS' in the lower left of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • Peters, Jane S., ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 19 (Part 1). German masters of the sixteenth century: Virgil Solis: Intaglio Prints and Woodcuts. New York: Abaris Books, 1985.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.363-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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