Jacinto Vilardell Papermaker's Mark - Hand-Colored Amills Engraving
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Original hand-colored engraving, a Catalan papermaker's trade mark: above a pedestal inscribed Papel superior de la fábrica de Jacinto Vilardell rises a crowned oval shield between two griffins, surrounded by the allegories of the continents and Fame flying with her trumpet.
Original hand-colored engraving, a Catalan papermaker's trade mark: above a pedestal inscribed Papel superior de la fábrica de Jacinto Vilardell rises a crowned oval shield between two griffins, surrounded by the allegories of the continents and Fame flying with her trumpet.
Signed at the foot Amills f. The Amills were a family of engravers active in Barcelona between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th. Catalan papermakers' marks on this scale, engraved on copper and colored, are uncommon and of interest for the history of the Catalan paper industry.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Engraver: Amills.
Dimensions: Sheet 9.4 x 6.6 in (23.8 x 16.8 cm).
Condition: Probably trimmed to the plate mark. Light horizontal folds that barely affect the image.
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Original hand-colored engraving, a Catalan papermaker's trade mark: above a pedestal inscribed Papel superior de la fábrica de Jacinto Vilardell rises a crowned oval shield between two griffins, surrounded by the allegories of the continents and Fame flying with her trumpet.