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Print

1617 (designed)
Artist/Maker

Engraving; signed and dated. Grotesque motif with dolphin head terminating in rinceaux on a grey ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
Engraved ornament print designed by Pietro Antonio Prisco. Grotesque motif with dolphin head and rinceaux on a grey ground. Italian School, 1617.
Physical description
Engraving; signed and dated. Grotesque motif with dolphin head terminating in rinceaux on a grey ground.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 17.8cm
  • Plate width: 19.9cm
Taken from Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Pet. Ant. Priscus inven. Caes. Dom. incid. 1617.' (Inscribed at lower right)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller’s catalogue.
Collection
Accession number
E.649-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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