[An emerald vessel] [graphic]

Description

Title: [An emerald vessel] [graphic]
Alternative Title: Vas mirabile ex integro Smaragdo, Genoae in sacrario ecclesiae cathedralis asservatum: prototypi accuratissima mensura ex Museo Iohannis Talman
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Grisoni, Giuseppe, 1699-1769, artist.
Published / Created: [February 1724]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: A. de La Mottraye
Abstract: An emerald carved in the shape of a dish, said to have been a present from the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, and/or used by Christ at the Last Supper (Travels, vol. I, page 60).
Description: Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
Numbered "5" in upper left corner.
On page 13 in volume 1. Plate mark 12 x 39.1 cm, on sheet 14.7 x 40.5 cm.
Provenance: George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 12.8 x 39.8cm, on sheet 13.2 x 40.7 cm
Language: Latin

Genre: Illustrations
Book illustrations England London 1724
Engravings England London 1724
Material: engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743.
San Lorenzo (Cathedral : Genoa, Italy)
Talman, John, 1677-1726
Subject (Topic): Art collections
Chalices
Lapidary work
Drinking vessels
Subjects: La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743 > Illustrations
San Lorenzo (Cathedral : Genoa, Italy) > Art collections
Talman, John, 1677-1726 > Art collections
Chalices
Lapidary work
Drinking vessels
England > London > 1724
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership

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