Design for Ornament: Apollo

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Oval ornament design featuring a central male figure in classical drapery with arms outstretched surrounded by foliate decorative elements and two cherubs playing the lyre.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Engraver
Etienne Delaune, French, 1519 - 1583
Date
ca. 1580
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Medium
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
5.7 x 4 cm (2 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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