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Engraving

1670-1700 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of 59 early colour engravings showing various fauna


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving on parchment, hand-coloured
Brief description
Johannes Teyler. Bee. Netherlands, fourth quarter 17th century.
Physical description
One of 59 early colour engravings showing various fauna
Dimensions
  • Height: 1in
  • Width: 1.1875in
Object history
This is an early example of the printing of line-engravings in colour, a technique of which Johannes Teyler (called 'SPECULATIE') (1648-died c.1709) was a pioneer.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916.
Collection
Accession number
E.4005-1915

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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