Coat of Arms with Lion and Cock - Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer
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A heliogravure by Charles Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer's burin engraving "Coat of Arms with a Lion and a Cock", signed in the copper with the AD monogram. A cock with outspread wings crowns the helm, among acanthus mantling, above the shield with the rampant lion.
A heliogravure by Charles Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer's burin engraving "Coat of Arms with a Lion and a Cock", signed in the copper with the AD monogram. A cock with outspread wings crowns the helm, among acanthus mantling, above the shield with the rampant lion.
Since it answers to no known family, it is accepted that Durer engraved this copper as a display of virtuosity with the burin: the plumage, the mane and the burnished metal are told apart by the quality of the cutting alone.
Medium: heliogravure on wove paper
Artist / after: Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
Engraver: Charles Amand-Durand (1831-1905)
Date: about 1873
Dimensions: Sheet 12.6 x 18.1 in (32 x 46 cm)
Condition: good; a light stain in the left margin
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A heliogravure by Charles Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer's burin engraving "Coat of Arms with a Lion and a Cock", signed in the copper with the AD monogram. A cock with outspread wings crowns the helm, among acanthus mantling, above the shield with the rampant lion.