Designs for Two Lidded Vases, Plate 4 from: 'Schöne und auf die neueste Facon inventierte Gefäße und Krüge'

I.S. Hildt Central European

Printed ca. 1750–56

Not on view

Ornament print with two designs for lidded vases, decorated with rocaille ornaments in high relief. The design on the left shows two putti on the foot reminiscent of the designs of Meissonnier. This print is bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht..

Artwork Details

Overview

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Provenance

Title: Designs for Two Lidded Vases, Plate 4 from: 'Schöne und auf die neueste Facon inventierte Gefäße und Krüge'
Artist: I.S. Hildt (Central European, active Augsburg, ca. 1740–60)
Engraver: Jeremias Wachsmuth (German, 1712–1771)
Publisher: Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684–1756 Augsburg)
Date: Printed ca. 1750–56
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (21.5 × 35 cm)
Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
Object Number: 2014.97.62
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Designs for Two Ewers, Plate 3 from: 'Schöne und auf die neueste Facon inventierte Gefäße und Krüge', I.S. Hildt Central European, Etching — Designs for Two Ewers, Plate 3 from: 'Schöne und auf die neueste Facon inventierte Gefäße und Krüge'
Multiple artists/makers
Printed ca. 1750–56

Scrapbook of Drawings and Prints, Gideon Saint British, Pen and ink, engraving and etching — Scrapbook of Drawings and Prints
Gideon Saint
ca. 1760

Mascarade à la Grecque; Suite des Vases; and [Cheminées], Ennemond Alexandre Petitot French, Etching — Mascarade à la Grecque; Suite des Vases; and [Cheminées]
Multiple artists/makers
1771, 1764

Self-Portrait, from "The Iconography", Anthony van Dyck Flemish, Etching; first state of seven — Self-Portrait, from "The Iconography"
Anthony van Dyck
ca. 1640

The Genius of Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) Italian, Etching — The Genius of Castiglione
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1645–47 (published 1648)

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.