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Print

1575-1585 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
De Bry (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Frankfurt (Printed)

Theodor de Bry. Cutting from the right portion of a plate from a suite of four designs for knife handles witih grotesque ornament. Frankfurt, 1575-1585.

Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Brief description
Theodor de Bry. Cutting from the right portion of a plate from a suite of four designs for knife handles witih grotesque ornament. Frankfurt, 1575-1585.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 10.0cm
  • Cut to width: 5.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered on the knife handle in the centre of the print: 'Nunc et aquae fiunt / Christo bona vina jubete'
  • Lettered on the knife handle in the right of the print: 'CHERCHÉS PREMIEREMENT LE / ROYAVME DE DIEV ET SA IVSTICE'
  • Signed in the lower centre of the plate: 'Io Theodori de Bry fe. et. excud.'
Object history
V&A inventory number E.1726-1914 is a duplicate of this plate.
Bibliographic reference
de Jong, M. and de Groot, I., Ornamentprenten in het Rijksprentenkabinet I, 15de & 16de eeuw, ‘s-Gravenhage, 1988, no. 48.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
25091

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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