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Livre de diverse piècecs d'orfeueurie, inventé par J. L. Durant

Engraving
1678-1700 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLivre de diverse piècecs d'orfeueurie, inventé par J. L. Durant (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Jean Louis Durant, after. Plate from a Dutch copy of the suite of six plates of ornamental designs entitled 'Livre de diverse piècecs d'orfeueurie, inventé par J. L. Durant'. Carel Allard, Holland, about 1678-1700.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 16.3cm
  • Cut to width: 12.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered in the centre of the plate: 'Livre de diverse Piècecs d'orfeueurie, inventé / par J. L.Durant. / Carolus Allard excudit cum Privilegio ordinum Hollandie Westfrisieae ’
  • Numbered 'J. 2' in the lower right of the plate.
Object history
From the Rosenheim collection.
Bibliographic reference
Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.108, 57 (2).
Collection
Accession number
E.249-1893

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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