Escutcheon with Eagles and Serpents ; Two Different Halves of Cartouches Each Showing an Eagle Fighting a Serpent, plate 14 from Raccolta de varii capriccii (Collection of Various Caprices)
Stefano Della Bella, Italian, 1610 - 1664
about 1646
Engraving on laid paper
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (11.4 × 19.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.964.153
Publisher
François Langlois, il Ciartres, Paris
Geography/Culture
Europe, Italy
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Classification
Not on view
Inscription
Inscribed, in plate, upper right: 14; inscribed, in plate, lower left: Stef. Della Bella in. fecit.; inscribed, in plate, lower right: F.L.D. Il Ciartres excud. Cum Priuil. Regis Chris.; Collector's mark, stamped, in red, lower left: GARD [unidentified; Lugt 431b and Lugt 1065b]
Provenance
Dr. David James, Miami, Florida; sold to present collection, 1964.
Catalogue Raisonne
De Vesme (1971): 1040
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