Caption
Title page with war trophies and coat of arms, Series of trophies, Livre de Trophée, print, album page, ornamental print, title page, Series number, 1, 7, This series is numbered with a letter B in the upper left corner. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Antoine Aveline, publisher: François-Thomas Mondon, Paris, dedicated to: Victor Amadeus I of Savoy-Carignano, grantor of privilege: Louis XV of France, France, 1736, paper, etching, engraving, height 239 mm x width 183 mm, rocaille ornament, trophy, battle, war, A detailed black and white engraved ornament fills the image, showing elaborate scrollwork and decorative cartouches with flowing acanthus leaves and curved volutes. A reclining lion rests near the top beside an ornate shield topped by a crowned crest, while a helmeted figure with drapery and a spear sits amid billowing clouds nearby. A cherublike child leans against an architectural frame on the right, and another small putto peeks from behind a carved element lower down. Flags and banners drape into the composition on the left, and a section of balustrade appears near the bottom center. Finely hatched shading and crosshatching cover the surfaces, and a column of elegant handwritten script runs vertically through the center portion of the design.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B25_459
License type
Rights managed
Available size
37.3Mb (10.8Mb) / 10.2in x 14.2in / 3064 x 4257 (300dpi)