delineavit

Latin verb

de·li·ne·a·vit dā-ˌlē-nā-ˈä-wit

: he/she drew (it)

—abbreviation del.

—used to identify the artist who drew an original artwork that has been copied in a different medium (such as an engraving) compare fecit, invenit, pinxit, sculpsit

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