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print / frontispiece

• Object type

  • print
  • frontispiece

• Museum number

  1952,0405.183

• Description

  History, Minerva and Time around an altar surmounted by Fame; frontispiece to Goutoulas' 'Universa historia profano' (Paris: D. Bechet, 1651-65). c.1650/65 Engraving

• Producer name

  • Print made by: Karl Audran
  • After: Jacques Stella (?)

• School/style

  • French

• Date

  • 1650-1665

• Materials

  • paper

• Technique

  • engraving

• Dimensions

  • Height: 291 millimetres (trimmed)
  • Width: 200 millimetres

• Inscriptions

  • • Inscription Content

      Lettered with name of engraver and title.

• Curator's comments

  According to Le Blanc, the design is to be attributed to Jacques Stella, and the plate was reused as a frontispiece to Desnos' 'Atlas général et élémentaire pour l'étude de la géographie', 1769.

• Bibliography

  • Le Blanc 1854-89 264
  • IFF 306

• Location

  Not on display (French XVIIc Unmounted Roy)

• Subjects

  • allegory/personification
  • classical deity

• Associated names

  • Illustration to: Jacques Goutoulas
  • Representation of: Clio
  • Representation of: Kronos/Saturn
  • Representation of: Athena/Minerva

• Associated titles

  • Associated Title: Universa historia profano (1651-65)

• Acquisition name

  • Purchased from: Colnaghi
  • Previous owner/ex-collection: Liechtenstein

• Acquisition date

  1952

• Department

  Prints & Drawings

• Registration number

  1952,0405.183