Sujet

Bell of the Corporation of Rye, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Bell of the Corporation of Rye, 1850. '... a curious old Bell...It is 5½ inches high, and bears some grotesque figures and scroll-work. Upper inscription, "Mater Dei, memento mei"; lower, "Petrus Gheinevs me fecit, 1566".' [Mother of God, remember. Petrus Gheineus made me, 1566]. Handle in the form of putti, above a scene of Orpheus playing to animals. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A34_390

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48,8Mo (2,0Mo) / 29,1cm x 42,0cm / 3438 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

metal bronze British bell decoration decorative Victorian century Britain newspapers press artefact mythology artifact B&W engraved engraving 19th century black & white black and white B W Greek mythology 16th century nineteenth century sixteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News Orpheus ILN newspaper Unknown Thomas Petrus 19th-century Petrus Gheineus Petrus Gheinevs Gheinevs Gheineus Thomas Farncomb Farncomb Farncombe Thomas Farncombe