Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches
Print
1647 (published)
1647 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Design for an empty cartouche supported by two giant fish held by a merman and a mermaid, the latter with her back turned to the viewer.
Object details
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| Title | Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches (Suite title) |
| Materials and techniques | etching on paper; second state |
| Brief description | Stefano della Bella, from a suite of 12 plates including title page entitled 'Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches'. French, 1647. |
| Physical description | Design for an empty cartouche supported by two giant fish held by a merman and a mermaid, the latter with her back turned to the viewer. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | S. Della Bella fecit cum Privil. Regis - P. Mariette exc. |
| Bibliographic reference | see for full bibliographic references
de Vesme, Alexandre, and Massar, Phyllis Dearborn. Stefano della Bella : catalogue raisonne ́. (Vol. I.) New York, Collectors Editions, 1971, pp.155-156, no. 1016. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 16925 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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