Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Collection of prints engraved from the finest paintings / Recueil d'estampes.
Call Number
C South 08/Drawer 07/GC179/Half Folio GA 2012.02792
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcnv935h31r
Publisher
London : [s.n.], 1754/05/28.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1754
Extent
1 item ; sheet 45.1 x 35.2 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Engravings
Depiction: Cartouche with two putti at lower corners, radiant face at upper center.
Inscribed in plate: "Collection of prints, engraved from the finest paintings of the greatest masters, chosen out of the most celebrated collections in England and France. Recuil d'Estampes, gravees d'apres les Meilleurs tableaux des Grands maitres, dont on a fait choix dans les cabinets les plus celebres, d'Angleterre, et de France."
Signed in plate, lower center: "J. Gibson sculpt.".
Signed in plate, lower center: "Engraved and sold by Thomas Major, engraver to his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, at the Golden Head, in Chandois Street near St. Martin's Lane, London.".
Signed in plate, lower left: [left corner torn off] "Gravelot invt.".
Signed in plate, lower right: "Tho. Major Sculpt.".

Discovery Information

Subject
Broadsides—Great Britain—18th century—Specimens
Broadsides—England—London—1754
Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)—Great Britain—18th century—Specimens
Symbolism in art
Cherubs (Art)
Printed ephemera—Great Britain—18th century—Specimens
Ephemera—18th century

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f0980f7f-19cd-4d3a-a319-630649b3b61f/manifest