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niello print
Object Type
niello print
Museum number
1858,0417.1571
Description
The Virgin and Child; Engraving, printed from a plate engraved in the niello manner
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
North Italian
(probably)
Production date
1480-1500
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Diameter:
38 millimetres
Curator's comments
Carpenter noted that this was the impression described by Duchesne, p.146, no.38.
Bibliographic references
Hind 1936 / Nielli. Chiefly Italian of the XV Century Plates, Sulphur Casts and Prints Preserved in the British Museum
(178)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
virgin and child
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Heywood Hawkins
Acquisition date
1858
Acquisition notes
The group of 58 prints was selected from the Italian prints of Heywood Hawkins's collection which Colnaghi had purchased en bloc, and given the first refusal to the BM. See Carpenter's report dated 20 January 1858.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1858,0417.1571