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Object Type
print
Museum number
1865,0408.280
Description
Bust of St Eloi containing his relics, in an ornate architectural niche, with putti, busts of women and goldsmith tools. 1629 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Claude Mellan
School/style
French
Production date
1629
Production place
Printed in:
Rome (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
168 millimetres
Width:
127 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(72)
Montaiglon 1856 / Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Claude Mellan
(69)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
christian saint/martyr
Associated names
Representation of:
St Eloi
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W Durham
Acquisition date
1865
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1865,0408.280