Man playing the harp
Maker
(engraver)
ca. 1561- ca. 1630 or 1641 (Life dates)
ca. 1561- ca. 1630 or 1641 (Life dates)
Title
Man playing the harp
Date of Production
1605
Medium
printed on chine collé
Dimensions
Height: 10.4 cm
Width: 5.9 cm
Width: 5.9 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.6991
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Léonard Gaultier, an engraver and publisher based in Paris, made this intricate engraving as an illustration for a Book of Psalms. Small-scale illustrations for religious texts were a significant part of his output. Engraved plates had to be printed separately from the main text of the book and were time-consuming and expensive to produce. The careful precision of Gaultier’s work gives a sense of the laborious nature of the engraving technique.
Notes
Plate from 'Psalterium Davidis Graecolatinum'. See G.1990.WL.6990 for the title-page to the book.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Purpose and Process: British and French Printmaking 1600 - 1900, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/05/2014-20/06/2014
Inscriptions
Inscription: L. Gaultier Sculpsit //
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