Manchester Art Gallery

Plate from Cartouches Modernes Ornés de Différentes Figures

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1721 - 1788



Plate from Cartouches Modernes Ornés de Différentes Figures

Johann Esaias Nilson 1721 - 1788

Summary

Two ornamental designs with figures to the left and centre. A man and a woman can be seen to the left. The woman is seated and playing a lute. The man is standing to the left holding a sheet of paper. Another couple are standing between the two designs, a man and a woman. An etching and engraving plate (Berlin cat. 165) from the set titled 'Cartouches Modernes Ornes de Differentes Figures' published in 1751.


Object Name

Plate from Cartouches Modernes Ornés de Différentes Figures

Creators Name

Johann Esaias Nilson

Date Created

1751

Dimensions

plate mark: 21.2cm x 31.6cm

accession number

1978.112

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)


x
Fill out my online form.