Sujet

Bronze door knocker, c1550-1600, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt.

Légende

Bronze door knocker, c1550-1600, (1881). Etching of a door knocker made in Italy in the second half of 16th century. It is in the form of two stylised dolphins, flanking a female figure above a scallop shell. 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

HRM19F37_017

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

65,0Mo (2,2Mo) / 37,4cm x 43,5cm / 4419 x 5142 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal Italien arts pays métal bronze livre musée dauphin dauphins décoratif La Renaissance endroit siècle littérature objet façonné objet façonné 19e siècle B W 16ème siècle dix-neuvième siècle seizième 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.