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Print, Lion and Hare Composed of Ornamental Leaf-Work, from Neue-ersonnene Gold-Schmieds Grillen (New Designs for Ornaments in Gold)
This is a Print. It was designed by Wolfgang Hieronymus Von Bömmel and published by Cristoph Weigel the Elder. It is dated 1698 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This engraving of a lion and a hare composed entirely of scrolling acanthus leaves is from a series of designs for gold ornament. An ancient motif, the acanthus dominated European decorative arts during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Nuremberg, where the suite was published, was a major manufacturing center for German luxury goods and art, including metalwork and printmaking. Ornament prints featuring inventive designs were a source of inspiration for artisans working in various media.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
- Fragment
- silk, linen.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1896-1-26
- Book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass
- printed paper.
- Gift of Kent C. Boese, PR4611 .A7 1899; Courtesy of the Smithsonian....
- 28.2012.2
- Book, Winnie-the-Pooh
- printed paper.
- PR6025 . I65W5 1926; Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, DC.
- 28.2012.3
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Print, Plate 16, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and...
- engraving on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1956-23-6-16
- Print, Plate 6, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)
- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
- 1957-162-22
- Print, Ornamenti o Grottesche (Grotesque Ornament)
- etching on laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-153-1
Its dimensions are
12.7 x 20 cm (5 x 7 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Collector's mark: A. Riedinger [Lugt 167].
Cite this object as
Print, Lion and Hare Composed of Ornamental Leaf-Work, from Neue-ersonnene Gold-Schmieds Grillen (New Designs for Ornaments in Gold); Designed by Wolfgang Hieronymus Von Bömmel (German, active ca. 1660 – 1700); Published by Cristoph Weigel the Elder (German, 1654 - 1725); Germany; engraving on off-white laid paper; 12.7 x 20 cm (5 x 7 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop; 1957-162-13
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Making Design and Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent Collection.
