Orfèvre Jouillier, Metteur en Oevre, Montures

unknown, in or before 1770 - 1780

A section of Diderot and d’Alembert’s famous Encyclopédie is devoted to the art of jewellery. This plate features various settings in a Rococo style as a source of inspiration for goldsmiths. The inscriptions describe the functions and the gemstones to be used. At the top we see various functions for a single setting: Figure three for a ring, and Figure five as an earring.

  • Artwork typeprint, boekillustratie, ornamentprent
  • Object numberRP-P-1998-90
  • Dimensionsheight 351 mm x width 222 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets en gravure

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Orfèvre Jouillier, Metteur en Oevre, Montures

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1998-90

  • Description

    Zevenentwintig voorbeelden van monturen voor juwelen, genummerd 1 t/m 27. Pl. III.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: unknown
    • publisher: Fortunato de Felice, Yverdon

  • Dating

    in or before 1770 - 1780

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets en gravure

  • Dimensions

    height 351 mm x width 222 mm

Explanatory note

  • Prent uit: Diderot, Denis en d'Alembert, Jean Baptiste le Rond. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire universel raisonné des connoissances humaines. Yverdon: Felice, Fortunatio Bartolomeo de, 1770-1780. Pagina 62.

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1998

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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