Intempestivis impendere...

1597

Robert Boissard after Jean-Jacques Boissard

Associated Names
Robert Boissard

Artist, French, born 1570

Jean-Jacques Boissard

Artist After, French, 1533 - 1598

The image shows two people standing side by side. The person on the left has a beard and curly hair, wearing armor and holding a staff. The person on the right is holding flowers and a basket. Both individuals have unique attire and stand on a ground with plants. The background has a textured pattern, and Latin text is at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.5 x 13.6 cm (8 1/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.118

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, 1854-1888, no. 28 i/ii

  • Series Title

    Mascarades recueillies et mises en taille douce...

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; gift to NGA 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels.... Paris, 1854-1888, no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower margin in plate: Intempestivius impendere tempra ludis / Res est vesenae congrua stultia; upper right in pen and black ink: 3; by later hand, lower left verso, in graphite: 889542

Watermarks

shield with brick wall and flower or helmet with strap

Wikidata ID

Q76559332

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