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Plate 8, from "Livre de Plusieurs Cartouches"

Publisher Jacques Van Merlen Flemish
1664
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Plate 6 of a series of cartouches. This design is characterized by a cartouche formed by a stretched piece of fabric. It is also characterized by the turtle placed at the top of the design.

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Object Information
  • Title: Plate 8, from "Livre de Plusieurs Cartouches"
  • Series/Portfolio: Livre de Plusieurs Cartouches
  • Artist: Albert Flamen (Flemish, born ca. 1620, active 1648–88)
  • Publisher: Jacques Van Merlen (Flemish, Antwerp 1616–1682 Paris)
  • Date: 1664
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 4 1/2 × 5 1/16 in. (11.4 × 12.9 cm)
    Sheet: 5 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (13.4 × 17.1 cm)
    10 9/16 × 7 5/8 in. (26.8 × 19.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.620.159
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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