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Europe 1600-1815, Room 2a

Il Nobile Veneziano

Print
circa 1783 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Theodore Viero (printmaker)
Place of origin
Venice (printed)

Figure of a man standing in front of a chair holding a mask and wearing a black hat and cloak


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleIl Nobile Veneziano (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured etching and engraving on laid paper
Printing Ink
Laid Paper
Watercolour
Etching
Engraving
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
Costume plate of a Venetian gentleman in a domino or masquerade costume by Theodore Viero; circa 1783; hand-coloured etching and engraving; Venice. From 'Raccolta di Stampi che rappresentano Figure ed Abiti di varie nazione'
Physical description
Figure of a man standing in front of a chair holding a mask and wearing a black hat and cloak
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.2cm (size of sheet)
  • Width: 26.0cm (size of sheet)
  • Height: 28.0cm (size of platemark)
  • Width: 22.0cm (size of platemark)
  • Height: 23.6cm (size of image)
  • Width: 17.5cm (size of image)
Marks and inscriptions
  • Il Nobile Veneziano in abito di Maschera (Printed in ink below the image)
    Transliteration
    A Venetian nobleman in masque costume
  • Le Noble Venitien en habit de Masque (Printed in ink below the image)
    Transliteration
    A Venetian nobleman in masque costume
  • Apud Theodorum Viero Venetiis (Printed in ink below the image on the righthand side)
  • A.38 (Printed in ink in the bottom righthand corner of the print within the plate mark)
Associated object
E.5272-1903
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5310-1903

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O870811/il-nobile-veneziano-print-theodore-viero/
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