print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1879,1213.140
- Description
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St Ambrose: bearded man seen half-length, facing front, holding a quill in his right hand, his other hand resting on an open book; illustration to Thevet's 'Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres' (Paris, 1584), p.101. 1584
Engraving, with letterpress text
- Production date
- 1584
- Dimensions
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Height: 169 millimetres
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Width: 140 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres
- Acquisition date
- 1879
- Acquisition notes
- 1879,1213.92 to 315 is a set of the portraits illustrating Thevet's 'Vies des Hommes Illustres' of 1584.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1879,1213.140