Les Figvres Et Povrtraictz Des Sept Aages De L'Homme ... Faictz tailler et grauer Par N. L. C
Print
1609 (Published)
1609 (Published)
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Plate 7, 'le Caduc'. Print depicting a colonnaded room in which a doctor operates on a man's leg, while groups of men stand around in conversation. In the background is a four-poster bed with a dying man surrounded by female mourners, and a group of bone-collectors are visible in the field outside. The god Saturn, holding a scythe and dangling a baby by its foot, watches the scene from a cloud above.
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | 1 of 8 plates from a suite of 8 showing the seven ages of man entitled 'Les Figvres Et Povrtraictz Des Sept Aages De L'Homme', engraved by Monogrammist HF, published by Jean Le Clerc, France, 1609 |
| Physical description | Plate 7, 'le Caduc'. Print depicting a colonnaded room in which a doctor operates on a man's leg, while groups of men stand around in conversation. In the background is a four-poster bed with a dying man surrounded by female mourners, and a group of bone-collectors are visible in the field outside. The god Saturn, holding a scythe and dangling a baby by its foot, watches the scene from a cloud above. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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| Accession number | E.36-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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