“drinking-cups, vases, ewers, and ornaments designed for the use of gold and silversmiths. twenty-one fac-similes of extremely rare etchings by virgil solis.” published by james rimmel, london: 1862 discussion: born in 1514 in germany, virgil solis [1514-1562] was an engraver who created a number of designs for metalwork, ceramics, furniture and silver, as well as popular figure and costume prints, landscapes, portraits and such. he is known to have worked with nuremburg goldsmith wenzel jamnitzer, and to have made engravings …









