Design for an Epitaph
Print with a design by the French sculptor Nicolas Blasset for a wall-mounted epitaph with a female bust and two pleurants in the shape of winged putti or angels. Various funerary monuments by Blasset have survived, but this design appears to be a generic model that could be appropriated for use by colleagues. In the center a large compartment is left clear where the inscription can be added, and below the compartment a blank shield indicates where a coat of arms could be placed.
The print was acquired as part of a portfolio containing drawings and prints recording designs for funerary monuments and altars. While part of the drawings are sewn together in a quire, the group as a whole seems to have been compiled at a later date.
The print was acquired as part of a portfolio containing drawings and prints recording designs for funerary monuments and altars. While part of the drawings are sewn together in a quire, the group as a whole seems to have been compiled at a later date.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for an Epitaph
- Artist: Jean Lenfant (French, 1615–1674)
- Artist: After Nicholas Blasset (French, Amiens 1600–1659 Amiens)
- Date: 1660
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 in. × 5 9/16 in. (22.9 × 14.1 cm) [cropped within plate mark]
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.658.16
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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