Turpe senex miles..., 1570-1650

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series Title

Mascarades recueillies et mises en taille douce...

Medium

engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 19.8 x 14 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

Catalogue Raisonné

Le Blanc, 1854-1888, no. 21 i/ii

Accession Number

2011.139.116

Artists / Makers

Robert Boissard (artist) French, born 1570

Jean-Jacques Boissard (artist after) French, 1533 - 1598

Image Use

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Inscription

lower margin in plate: Turpe senex miles, turpe senilis amor; by later hand, upper right, in graphite: 17; by later hand, lower edge, in graphite: Sept. [ ]; by later hand, lower left verso, in graphite: 89543/090

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Steinberg, Leo, Estate of

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. 21.