Title Plate with Goldsmiths' Bouquet, from "Livre de Toutes Sorte de Feuilles Pour Servir a l'Art d'Orfeburie"
Goldsmiths' bouquet with the title in a wreath composed of decorative flowers and leaves. Text continues at bottom, flanked by C-scrolls. From a series of six plates by Caillard, published by Briot in Paris in 1627. Another edition was published in Paris in 1629, as well as a series of reverse copies in Dutch, engraved by Willem Hondius and published in 1628.
Artwork Details
- Title: Title Plate with Goldsmiths' Bouquet, from "Livre de Toutes Sorte de Feuilles Pour Servir a l'Art d'Orfeburie"
- Series/Portfolio: Livre de Toutes Sorte de Feuilles Pour Servir a l'Art d'Orfeburie
- Artist: Jacques Caillard (French, 17th century)
- Artist: Isaac Briot (French, Damblain 1585–1670 Paris)
- Date: 1627
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (24.9 × 17.9 cm)
Plate: 8 3/8 × 5 9/16 in. (21.3 × 14.2 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
- Object Number: 50.562.4(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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