del.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "del"

English

Noun

del.

  1. Abbreviation of deletion.
  2. Abbreviation of delirium.

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Latin

Verb

del.

  1. (printing, art) abbreviation of delineavit (“he/she/it drew this”)
    Alternative form: delin.
    F. Pistrucci del.
    Filippo Pistrucci drew [this]
    Drawn [by] Filippo Pistrucci

Usage notes

  • Frequently used across Western Europe in the early modern period to mark the name of the artist who drew the initial sketch used for a printed engraving.

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