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Engraving

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

Engraving


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Virgil Solis. Trilobed pendant shown from front and back, ornamneted with a bird in the centre. Plate from a suite of 20 designs for Jewellery. German, 1530-1562.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 5.4cm
  • To plate mark width: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with the monogram 'VS' in the lower centre of the plate.
Bibliographic reference
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. Nos. 494-513.
Collection
Accession number
E.4272-1910

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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