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Metalwork Design

1577-78 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Theodor De Bry (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Netherlands (Published)
Germany (Published)

Design for the interior of a metalwork dish or cup

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Metalwork
Designs
Containers
Object type
Metalwork design
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Theodor de Bry. Charity with the acts of charity. Plate from a suite of 4 designs for ornamented dishes, with medallions. Germany or the Netherlands, 1577-78.
Physical description
Design for the interior of a metalwork dish or cup
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 12.1cm
  • Cut to width: 11.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered around the medallion: 'Wilt dan de Liefde .... / .... Charité ameine tout bien’
  • Signed in the lower centre of the plate: 'THEO. DE. BRI inv'
Bibliographic references
  • de Jong, M. and de Groot, I., Ornamentprenten in het Rijksprentenkabinet I, 15de & 16de eeuw, ‘s-Gravenhage, 1988, no.56.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. The New Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951): vol. 4, nos.178-181.
  • Limouze, D,. The Feliz M. Warburg Print Collection: A Legacy of Discernment, (New York: Poughkeepsie, 1995), p. 109-10, no.35.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
22739:3

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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