Lunar-shaped Ring Bezel and Grotesque Figures

ca. 1620–30

Not on view

Although this is a very small print, it has been very finely cut by the artist Noël Rouillard. He was the son of a goldsmith, but it is unclear whether he ever actually worked as a goldsmith himself. He did however publish several print series with designs related to this profession. This print comes from a series of twelve such prints and shows a design for a lunar-shaped ring bezel in its center. Rouillard combined this design with several other motifs such as the fantastical creatures depicted on all four sides of the central motif.

Artwork Details

Title: Lunar-shaped Ring Bezel and Grotesque Figures
Printmaker: Noël Rouillard (French, Paris ca. 1589–1646 Paris)
Date: ca. 1620–30
Medium: Blackwork engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.5 x 7 cm)
Sheet: 4 x 5 3/16 in. (10.2 x 13.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
Object Number: 42.40.1(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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