A catalogue of impressions in sulphur, of antique and modern gems from which pastes are made and sold / by J. Tassie
A catalogue of sulphur impressions of antique and modern gems, issued in London in 1775 by James Tassie to advertise pastes for sale to collectors. The single plate shows an oval engraved head in profile, a Medusa with coiled snakes for hair, drawn in fine stipple and line within a double oval border. A designer could take from it the oval cameo framing and the fine dotted shading that suggests carved stone.
