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Artist/Maker	Virgil Solis (Printmaker)
Place of origin	Nuremberg (Printed)

Coat of arms, with unicorn and greyhound chapé of an eagle displayed. Crest: a pelican in her piety.

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Categories	Ornament Prints Heraldry
Object type	Engraving
Materials and techniques	Engraving Printing Ink Engraving
Brief description	Virgil Solis. Coat of arms with a unicorn, a dog and an eagle. German, 1530-1562.
Physical description	Coat of arms, with unicorn and greyhound chapé of an eagle displayed. Crest: a pelican in her piety.
Dimensions	Cut to height: 7.3cm Cut to width: 5.4cm
Marks and inscriptions	Signed with the monogram 'VS' in the centre 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. No. 552. 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.846-1927

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O760337/engraving-virgil-solis/

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