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Etching

1730-1759 (published)
Artist/Maker
Campiglia (designer)
Carlo Gregori (printmaker)
Place of origin
Florence (published)

Etching.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Etching
Materials and techniques
Etching
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. Escutcheon decorated with an allegory of vanity represented by figure reclining on a couch and holding a mask and looking in a mirror supported by a putto. Illlustration to an unidentified publication. Italian, 1730-1759.
Physical description
Etching.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 8.2cm
  • To plate mark width: 12.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered lower left: 'Campiglia in'
  • Lettered lower right: 'Gregori Scu'
Object history
V&A inventory number: 29969.A.120 is a duplicate of this plate.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2471-1886

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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