René Boyvin

René Boyvin belongs to the French printmaking tradition of the sixteenth century, where engraving with the burin carried ornamental and figure designs into circulation. His sheets centre on elaborate vase compositions, populated by satyrs, mermaids, putti and masks, and set within the decorative vocabulary of the period. The archive holds eleven impressions, all engravings, offering a compact view of this ornamental strand of Renaissance print culture.

11 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Vase with Two Winged Satyrs (17th century)

17th century · Engraving

Vase with a Sacrificial Scene (17th century)

17th century · Engraving

Vase with Two Winged Figures Draping a Term (17th century)

17th century · Engraving

Vase with a Group of Mermaids, Mermen and Sea Centaurs

17th century (late) · Engraving

Vase with Dancing Putti

17th century (late) · Engraving

Vase with a Mask, Garlands and Two Crabs

17th century (late) · Engraving

Vase with a Sacrificial Scene (17th century (late))

17th century (late) · Engraving

Vase with Two Winged Satyrs (17th century (late))

17th century (late) · Engraving

Vase with Lid, Decorated with a Mask and Garlands

17th century (late) · Engraving

Vase with Two Winged Figures Draping a Term (17th century (late))

17th century (late) · Engraving

Vase with Cherubs and a Helmet

17th century (late) · Engraving