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Engraving

1530-1562 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Virgil Solis (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (Printed)

Engraving


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
Materials and techniques
Engraving and etching
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Virgil Solis. Esther. Plate from a series of 9 showing female worthies within an ornamnetal border of strapwork. German, 1530-1562.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 8.5cm
  • Cut to width: 5.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed with the monogram 'VS' in the centre of the plate.
  • Lettered in the lower centre of the cartouche: 'HESTER'
Bibliographic references
  • de Jong, M. and de Groot, I., Ornamentprenten in het Rijksprentenkabinet I, 15de & 16de eeuw, ‘s-Gravenhage, 1988, no. 455.5.
  • 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. 67.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2928-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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