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Virginia

Engraving
1530-1562 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Virginia, holding a model of a house in her right hand and resting her left hand on a shield.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleVirginia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving and etching
Brief description
Virgil Solis. Virginia. Plate from a series of 9 showing female worthies within an ornamnetal border of strapwork. German, 1530-1562.
Physical description
Virginia, holding a model of a house in her right hand and resting her left hand on a shield.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 8.8cm
  • Cut to width: 6.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed with the monogram 'VS' within the upper centre of the frame.
  • Lettered within a cartouche in the lower centre of the frame: 'VIRGINIA'
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. No. 65.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
E.869-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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