Torso of a Man with a Shield and Eye Study, plate 19 from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eauforte)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Collection of various doodles and etching proofs (Recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eauforte)
Artist: Stefano della Bella|Pierre François Basan
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence|French, Paris 1723–1797 Paris (?)
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: ca. 1646
Medium: Etching; third state of four (De Vesme)
Dimensions: Plate: 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (2.3 × 12.4 cm)
Sheet: 1 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (2.8 × 12.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession year: 1966
Tags: Shields|Men