Description: Source unknown, to be determined. Provenance: L. A. de Vries (not in Lugt) and J. K. Amman (Lugt 9).
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Daniel Berger' after 'George Friedrich Schmidt'. Daniel Berger (1744-1824) was a German designer, etcher engraver and stipple engraver from Berlin. He was the son of Friedrich-Gottlieb Berger (1713-1797), He was a student of his father an le Sueur at the Academy. At 20 he entered the workshop of G.F. Schmidt. In 1778 he became a member of the Academy and later a professor. Georg Friedrich Schmidt (Schonerlinde 1712 - Berlin 1775) was a German engraver and designer. He studied art under Busch and later Larmessin in Paris. In 1757 he was summoned to Saint Petersburg to engrave the portrait of Empress Elizabeth. His etching and engraving style (in the manner of Rembrandt) gained him great recognition and is ranked among the best work in Germany at the time. He created ca. 200 etchings and engravings in his lifetime.
Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: 'George Friedrich Schmidt.' - Portrait of the artist and engraver Georg Friedrich Schmidt.
Condition: Very good, given age. Margins cropped close to the platemark. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 12.2 x 21.1 cm. The image size is ca. 11.7 x 18.7 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 4.8 x 8.3 inch. The image size is ca. 4.6 x 7.4 inch.
Medium: Etching/engraving on hand laid paper.
Location: TPCLA-C11-26
SKU: 51543
Section: LATPC-MASTERPRINTS
