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Print

17th century (Made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (Etcher)
Da Caravaggio, Polidoro (Designer)
Place of origin
France (Made)

Engraving depicting trophy with fantastic animals.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Etching
Etching
Brief description
Unknown etcher after Polidoro da Caravaggio, plate depicting a military trophy, possibly French, 17th century.
Physical description
Engraving depicting trophy with fantastic animals.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.3cm
  • Width: 15.5cm
Style
Renaissance
Production
Copy of earlier plate from c. 1553-73
Subjects depicted
Trophies
Lions
Horses
Fantasy
Bibliographic references
  • Miller, E., 16th-century Italian ornament prints in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1999, p. 159 (cat. 50m).
  • Lambert, Susan (ed.) Pattern & Design: Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980 London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.389-1911

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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