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Print

1705-1715 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An engraved design for an ornamental cartouche. The border of the cartouche is decorated with musical scenes including organists playing pipe organs, a conductor leading an orchestra and people dancing in a ballroom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Johann Conrad Reiff, plate from series of six designs for cartouches, Germany, 1705-1715
Physical description
An engraved design for an ornamental cartouche. The border of the cartouche is decorated with musical scenes including organists playing pipe organs, a conductor leading an orchestra and people dancing in a ballroom.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 18.0cm
  • To plate mark width: 27.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • I C. Reiff, fecit.' (Signed)
  • 'Ioh: Christoph Weigel excudit.' (Inscribed)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.320-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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