Five German soldiers
Etching
ca. 1910 (printed)
ca. 1910 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
This etching is what is called a 'late impression', printed a long time after the plate was originally etched. As long as a printing plate is looked after and not allowed to become corroded or warped, it will still be possibe to print from it years, or even centuries, later. When a painter or draftsman dies, the possibility of producing more examples of his work dies with him. Not so with a printmaker.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Five German soldiers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Etching. Daniel Hopfer. Five German Soldiers, modern impression taken from original early 16th century German iron printing plate. |
| Physical description | Five soldiers in a row. |
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| Gallery label | Daniel Hopfer, an armourer of Augsburg, is thought to have been one of the first craftsmen to etch plates to print on paper. The earliest plates were made of steel or iron, the materials with which the armourers were accustomed to work. Copper plates were introduced in about 1520.
Printmaking Techniques Gallery, Henry Cole Wing(1983) |
| Production | This late impression possibly printed at the time the plate, E.6292-1910, entered the V &A's collection in 1910. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This etching is what is called a 'late impression', printed a long time after the plate was originally etched. As long as a printing plate is looked after and not allowed to become corroded or warped, it will still be possibe to print from it years, or even centuries, later. When a painter or draftsman dies, the possibility of producing more examples of his work dies with him. Not so with a printmaker. |
| Bibliographic reference | Patterson, Angus, Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe: Proud Lookes and Brave Attire, V&A Publishing, London, 2009, ISBN 9781851775811, p. 37, ill. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.6292A-1910 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2002 |
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