Identification title(s): design for a chimney with a mythological hero. New invention camine (series title on object). Object type: print ornament print title print object number: rp-p-1913-3415. Catalog reference: berlin orn cat 3811-2. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: design for a chimney with a representation of a mythological hero, who is shown the way by a veiled woman. A figure with a laurel wreath appears on the clouds. The mantelpiece is decorated with leaf ornaments and masks. In the middle there is a scale and numbered: no. 41. Manufacturing. Manufacturer: printmaker: anonymous, after a design by: gerrit de grendel (mentioned on object), publisher: martin engelbrecht (mentioned on object), grantor of privilege: imperial court (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: after design by: middelburg, publisher: augsburg. Dating: 1708 - 1756. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 287 mm × w 183 mm. Subject: what: chimney crowning with laurel foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. Acquisition: purchase 1913. Date: between 1708 and 1756.
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