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Design for an altar

Architectural Print
c. 1740-60 (published)
Artist/Maker
Franz Xaver Habermann (artist)
Johann Georg Hertel I (publisher)
Place of origin
Augsburg (published)

Design for a rococo altar

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Architectural Fittings
Architecture
Designs
Prints
Christianity
Object type
Architectural print
TitleDesign for an altar (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Franz Xaver Habermann, 1 of 4 numbered plates, designs for altars in the rococo style. Augsburg, c. 1740-60.
Physical description
Design for a rococo altar
Dimensions
  • Height: 13in
  • Width: 8.5in
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p. 439, 76.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1174-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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