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Ornament Print

mid 18th century (Published)
Artist/Maker
Jeremias Wachsmuth (Designer)
Wachsmuth (Printmaker)
Johann Georg Hertel I (Publisher)
Place of origin
Augsburg (Published)

Design for rococo style decoration with flowers and fruit


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Designs
Object type
Ornament print
Materials and techniques
etching
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Jeremias Wachsmuth, 1 of 5 plates, including duplicate, numbered 1 to 4 from a suite of designs for panels of rococo ornament, Augsburg, mid-18th century
Physical description
Design for rococo style decoration with flowers and fruit
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.8cm
  • Width: 22.8cm
Bibliographic references
  • Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 129.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1707-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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