Sujet

Writing tablets, 1690-1700, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt.

Légende

Writing tablets, 1690-1700, (1881). Etching of ivory tablets with gilded silver cover, made by J C Schmidt in Augsburg, Germany, in the late 17th century. The cover is decorated with an image of Ganymede and the eagle. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F36_492

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,3Mo (1,9Mo) / 38,1cm x 41,7cm / 4500 x 4920 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Allemand arts pays métal écriture livre musée décoratif argent comprimé endroit siècle littérature ivoire objet façonné mythologie objet façonné 17ème siècle 19e siècle Ganymede B W dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston W Harbutt Harbutt W W. Harbutt Harbutt W.