niello print

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Object Type: niello print
Museum number: 1845,0825.139
Description: Nymph bound to a tree by faun and sartyr Engraving, printed from a plate engraved in the niello manner
Producer name: Print made by: Peregrino da Cesena
School/style: Italian
Production date: 1490-1520 (c.)
Materials: paper
Technique: engraving
Dimensions: Height: 40 millimetres (borderlines); Width: 23 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Hind 1936 / Nielli. Chiefly Italian of the XV Century Plates, Sulphur Casts and Prints Preserved in the British Museum (200)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical mythology
Acquisition name: Purchased from: W & G Smith
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Mark Masterman Sykes (sale Sotheby, London, 4.vi.1824/1177 £7-7-0 to Woodburn); Previous owner/ex-collection: Samuel Woodburn
Acquisition date: 1845
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1845,0825.139

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