ca. 1650 (made)
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Impression from a gun-mounting featuring a naked male figure wrapped around a curling leaf alongside the head and torso of a woman as on the prow of a ship. Lettered in reverse 'Les Thvraines a Paris'.
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Materials and techniques | Engraving |
Brief description | Impression from a gun-mounting featuring a naked male figure wrapped around a curling leaf alongside the head and torso of a woman as on the prow of a ship. French, ca. 1650. |
Physical description | Impression from a gun-mounting featuring a naked male figure wrapped around a curling leaf alongside the head and torso of a woman as on the prow of a ship. Lettered in reverse 'Les Thvraines a Paris'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Lettered in reverse 'Les Thvraines a Paris'. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
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Accession number | E.1913-1946 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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