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Etching

c. 1771 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Bertren (Designer)
Bertren (Printmaker)
Unknown (Publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (Printed and published)

Etching.

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Etching
Materials and techniques
Etching
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
Théodore Bertren, 1 of 4 plates (numbers 2,4,5 and 6) from an unidentified suite of designs for trophies, unknown publisher, French, c. 1771.
Physical description
Etching.
Dimensions
  • Cut to plate mark, approx. height: 13.5cm
  • Width: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
All plates signed on the plate with monogram in lower-left or lower-right corner. Numbered lower-left or upper-left corner.
Object history
Possibly from 'Divers Trophés (sic) pour bijoutiers et graveurs sur métaux' (see Bib. Ref.) or 'Paniers et corbeilles de fleurs', cited in the Allegemeines Künstlerlexikon.
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 238, 57 (5).
  • Not in Berlin
  • (IFF) Bibliothèque Nationale, Inventaire du Fonds Français, Paris, 1930 – , Tome II, 465 (6).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
25200:2

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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