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Print, Plate 16, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
This is a Print. It was after Léonard Thiry and Rosso Fiorentino and engraved by René Boyvin and published by Paul de la Houve. It is dated ca. 1570 and we acquired it in 1956. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- Drawing, Design for a Grotesque Pendant
- pen, brush and sepia on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-828
- Drawing, Design for a Frieze
- charcoal, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-1219
- Drawing, A Papal escutcheon
- charcoal, pen and ink, brush and black watercolor on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-2270
Our curators have highlighted 16 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Print, Plate 8, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues
- engraving on paper.
- Museum purchase from Drawings and Prints Council Fund.
- 2001-22-1-8
- Album, Designs for Knife Handles
- album of engravings on off-white laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-350
- Print, Plate 3, from a series of designs for sword handles, pommels, and...
- blackwork and engraving on laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-261-17
Its dimensions are
H x W: 16 × 19.7 cm (6 5/16 × 7 3/4 in.) Platemark: 11.2 × 15.5 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
It is signed
In plate, lower center: Paul de la Houue excudit
Cite this object as
Print, Plate 16, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers); Engraved by René Boyvin (French, 1525 - 1625); France; engraving on paper; H x W: 16 × 19.7 cm (6 5/16 × 7 3/4 in.) Platemark: 11.2 × 15.5 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1956-23-6-16
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.
