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Print, Title plate of "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Ecrans, et autres Ornemens"
This is a Print. It was engraved by Alexis Loir and after Nicolas Loir. It is dated ca. 1670 and we acquired it in 1944. Its medium is etching with engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This is the first page of a series of designs by Loir for fans, handscreens and other ornaments.
Its dimensions are
Platemark: 22.4 x 43.7 cm (8 13/16 x 17 3/16 in.) Sheet: 35.1 x 44.4 cm (13 13/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermarks: crown / bunch of grapes / 1742; I (?) E LACOMBE / LIMOTIN FIN Address: "A Paris chez Jombert rue Dauphine / No 56"
It is signed
Bottom left: Loire fecit
Cite this object as
Print, Title plate of "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Ecrans, et autres Ornemens"; Engraved by Alexis Loir; After Nicolas Loir (French, 1624 - 1679); France; etching with engraving on white laid paper; Platemark: 22.4 x 43.7 cm (8 13/16 x 17 3/16 in.) Sheet: 35.1 x 44.4 cm (13 13/16 x 17 1/2 in.); 1944-16-6