Blackwork Print with a Roundel with Tendrils and Birds Above Two Ovals, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work

Etienne Carteron

1615 · Blackwork engraving · Drawings and Prints

Blackwork design with a roundel at center with birds perched on tendrils, stylized flowers, and pea-pod elements. On top, a winged female figure holds two horns and is presented with wreaths. At bottom left, an oval with foliate scrolls. At bottom right, an oval with the Judgment of Solomon. Plate 2 from a series of eight plates published in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (Ain) with blackwork designs for goldsmiths' work.

Artist

Etienne Carteron

Date

1615

Medium

Blackwork engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947