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Print, Portrait of Hugues Brisville, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)
This is a Print. It was designed by Hugues Brisville and engraved by Gabriel Ladame and published by Pierre Mariette and Nicolas Langlois. It is dated after 1663 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving and etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 34 × 40.2 cm (13 3/8 × 15 13/16 in.) Platemark: 25.5 × 35.3 cm (10 1/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
It is signed
In print, lower left: 1663 G. Ladame fecit Signed on the plate (tablecloth) with artist's initials: G.L.D.
It is inscribed
Encircling the central figure, a wreath composed of entwined leaves and a ribbon printed with: EN SON AAGE / De 30 Ans /HVGUE / BRISVILLE / MAISTRE / SERRURIER / A PARIS
Cite this object as
Print, Portrait of Hugues Brisville, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths); Designed by Hugues Brisville (French, active ca. 1663); Engraved by Gabriel Ladame (French, active ca. 1645 - 1668); Published by Nicolas Langlois, Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634 - 1716); France; engraving and etching on laid paper; H x W: 34 × 40.2 cm (13 3/8 × 15 13/16 in.) Platemark: 25.5 × 35.3 cm (10 1/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-486-1
