sculpsit

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin.

Noun edit

sculpsit (plural sculpsits)

An inscription indicating the identity of the person who created a sculpture.

See also edit

pinxit

Latin edit

Engraved by Henrik Floris van Langren

Verb edit

sculpsit

third-person singular perfect active indicative of sculpō

Usage notes edit

Used across Western Europe in the early modern period to note the creator of the plate used for an engraving.

Alternative forms edit

(printing, art, abbreviation) sc., scul., sculp.

Coordinate terms edit

(printing, art) invēnit, dēlīneāvit

References edit

Frank Weitenkampf (1909), How to Appreciate Prints

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