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Libro primo di Cartelli

Print
1766 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate 6.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLibro primo di Cartelli (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Gaetano Ottani. Plate 6 from a suite of 16 plates, including title plate, of designs for cartouches decorated with attributes from the sciences and the arts entitled 'Libro primo di Cartelli'. Italian, 1766.
Physical description
Plate 6.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 21.8cm
  • Cut to width: 31.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Numbered 'V' in the upper left of the plate.
  • Lettered in the lower left of the plate: 'Cajet: Ottani inv: et del:'
  • Lettered in the lower right of the plate: 'Dion: Valesi inc:'
Object history
A complete set of the plates can be found in volume 92.B.10 in the V&A print room collection.
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.334, 30 (1).
  • (Berlin II) Berlin Staatlich Museen., Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 592.
Collection
Accession number
29850:6

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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