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Two helmets
Title
[Two helmets] [graphic] / I. Hamilton sc.
Publication
[London] : Pub. March 1, 1785, for S. Hooper, [1 March 1785]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 10.2 x 13 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Imperfect; only the helmet engraved at top of plate is present, with the rest of the sheet trimmed away. Description based on more perfect impression.
"Pl. 3."
Plate from: Grose, F. A treatise on ancient armour and weapons. London : Printed for S. Hooper, 1785 [1786].
Provenance
Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight.
Summary
Plate showing two helmets, one engraved above the other. The helmet at top, numbered "1" above, is a Venetian Morion shown in profile, with the figure of Acteon visible at its center immediately under the crest. The helmet at bottom, numbered "2" above, is of the burgonet kind.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 06, 2017
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Etchings - England - London - 1785.
Engravings - England - London - 1785.
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