Letter T
1630
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
25.2 × 19.9 cm (9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
127664
Art Historical Context
**Letter T** *Peter Aubry, 1630* Engraving on paper 25.2 × 19.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Prints and Drawings Department Step into the intricate world of 17th-century printmaking with Peter Aubry's *Letter*, a delicate engraving from 1630. Created during the Baroque era, elaborate ornamentation flourished across Europe, this work exemplifies the precision of engraving—a technique where artists incise fine lines into a metal plate with a burin, allowing ink to cling to the grooves for richly detailed impressions on paper. At just under 10 by 8 inches, it captures the grandeur of a s...