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Livres des Ouvrages d'Orfevrerie

Print
1680-1700 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Gilles Légaré (Designer)
Louis Cossin (Printmaker)
Jean Mariette (Publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (Published)

Title plate.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLivres des Ouvrages d'Orfevrerie (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Gilles Légaré. Plate from a suite of 8 designs for jewellery entitled 'Livres des Ouvrages d'Orfevrerie'. Paris, 1680-1700.
Physical description
Title plate.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 16.0cm
  • To plate mark width: 12.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Numbered '1' in the upper right of the plate.
  • Lettered in the centre of the plate: 'Liure des Ourages. / d'Orfeurerie fait par / Gilles Légaré Orfeure / du Roy, rue de la vieille / drapperie deua le Palais au Barillet proche St. Pierre / des arcis.'
  • Lettered in the lower left of the plate: 'I. Mariette excudit'
  • Lettered in the lower right of the plate: 'L. Cauquin, fe.'
Bibliographic reference
Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.94, 32 (1).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5743-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O790704/livres-des-ouvrages-dorfevrerie-print-gilles-légaré/
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