Blackwork Print with a Bezel Supporting Grotesques Above Three Smaller Bezels, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work

1615
Not on view
Blackwork print with a large bezel with Schweifwerk. A winged grotesque stands on the central prong under a structure supported by a pair of figures on the outer prongs. At bottom, three smaller bezels with various Schweifwerk patterns. Plate 3 from a series of eight plates published in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (Ain) with blackwork designs for goldsmiths' work.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Blackwork Print with a Bezel Supporting Grotesques Above Three Smaller Bezels, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work
  • Artist: Etienne Carteron (French, born Châtillon-sur-Seine, ca. 1580)
  • Date: 1615
  • Medium: Blackwork engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 7/16 in. (12.2 × 8.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.100.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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