Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
L'impremerie presente aux sciences une epreuve, et les couronnes au temple de memoire // [Printing presents Science a proof, and the crown to the Temple of Memory].
Call Number
E East 46/GC077/Box 11/Normal/18th c./Artists Li-O GA 2012.00269
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcgh93hb87n
Publisher
[s.l.] : [s.n.], 1761.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1761
Extent
1 item ; sheet 29.5 x 19.7 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Engravings
Signed in plate, below: "Compose et execute par son tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur L. Luce, graveur de l'Imprimerie royale 1761".
Depiction: Allegorical scene with personification of Printing presenting a proof and crown to personification of Science; putti read books and operate printing press.
Inscribed in plate, below: "Dedie a Monseigneur le Comte de St. Florentin, Ministre et secertaire d'Etat. . . . Par le meme, Modele en Basrelief de 4 pieds circonference, cisele et finie eng bronze".

Discovery Information

Subject
Symbolism in art
Printing presses in art
Cherubs (Art)
Readers in art
Books in art
Printers in art
Personification in art
Science in art

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

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

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/0a115d22-30b0-4c14-9ca1-c4fc904e4a03/manifest