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Print

c. 1691-1710 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Androuet Du Cerceau, Paul (Printmaker)
Mariette, Jean (Publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (printed and published)

Plate 1.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Paul Androuet du Cerceau, plate from a series of 6 panels of floral ornament, roses, tulips and foliate scrolls. Paris.
Physical description
Plate 1.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Size of mount window, object in sealed mount width: 18cm
Style
French School
Marks and inscriptions
  • Numbered on the plate
  • Lettered, lower left: A Paris Chez I Mariette rue St Jacques aux Colonnes d'Hercule.
  • Lettered lower right: Fait par Du Cerceau.
Object history
Probably designs for embroidery.
Production
Can only have been published after September 1691 when Jean Mariette took over the Colonnes d'Hercule establishment on the rue St. Jacques (see Préaud, M., 1987)
Bibliographic reference
Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 1589:4.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5614-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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