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Etienne Delaune

Associated Names
Etienne Delaune

Artist, French, 1518/1519 - 1583

This is a drawing of an emblem or crest. The image features a central figure dressed in armor, holding a shield and a sword. Above this figure is an eagle with spread wings. On either side of the eagle are two animals that look like foxes or wolves. Below the armored figure, there is intricate scrollwork and foliage patterns. Two lions' heads are on each side of the bottom of the emblem, facing the central figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 5.3 × 4.4 cm (2 1/16 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3396

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 395

  • Series Title

    Various Ornament Subjects in the Shape of the Cross of Lorra

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q64955805

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