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Print

ca. 1740-60 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved design for a cartouche in the rococo style. At the top of the cartouche is a cherub depicted with a crozier and a mitre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Franz Xaver Habermann, 1 of 2 numbered plates, designs for cartouches in the rococo style. Augsburg, c. 1740-60
Physical description
Engraved design for a cartouche in the rococo style. At the top of the cartouche is a cherub depicted with a crozier and a mitre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5in
  • Width: 11.625in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Marks and inscriptions
'F. X. Haberman, inv et del. Ioh. Georg Hertel ecx. Aug. Vindel.' (Inscribed)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 439, 76.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.375-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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