print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1979,U.184
- Description
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Headpiece from an unidentified book, with coat of arms of Charles Maurice Le Tellier, flanked by winged putti playing harp, and acanthus scrolls; after Jaqcues stella; printed on sheet with letterpress text
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1635-1662
- Dimensions
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Height: 70 millimetres
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Width: 168 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- David died c. 1662, and Charles Maurice Le Tellier was not appointed Cardinal before 1671; it is therefore very likely that the plate was initially engraved by him with a different coat of arms, and reworked at a later date (1671-1710) with the addition of Le Tellier's coat of arms, in order to be placed at the top of a dedication page.
Another impression: 2006,U.907.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1753-1979
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1979,U.184
