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Engraving

1540-1550 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Cornelis Bos (engraver)
Place of origin
Antwerp (published)

Plate 19.

Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
Materials and techniques
engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Cornelis Bos. One of 11 plates from a suite of 20 cartouches containing French and Latin proverbs. Flemish, 1540-1550.
Physical description
Plate 19.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 13.0cm
  • Cut to width: 9.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered in the centre of the cartouche: 'A bien faire ne / demeure en peu / de ramps passe / le huere'
Bibliographic references
  • Schéle, Sune. Cornelis Bos: A Study of the Origins of the Netherland Grotesque. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1965, no.185.
  • Schéle, Sune. Cornelis Bos: A Study of the Origins of the Netherland Grotesque. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1965, no.179.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2674-1913

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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