Description: Source unknown, to be determined. State: Second plate, 2c. Ref: Engelmann 48/ Bauer 50. Famous large Chodowiecki print.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Daniel Chodowiecki' after an anonymous artist. Daniel Chodowiecki (1726-1801) was a Polish-German painter and printmaker of Huguenot ancestry. He is most famous as an etcher, and is credited with inventing the 'remarque', a small marginal doodle often not intended to be printed in the print for public.
Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: ''Les adieux de Calas, a sa famille.'' - ("Farewell of Calas to his family"). The old Calas is dying and says goodbye to his family and friends, in prison. A warden unlocks his ankle chains. 2 soldiers stands by the door, allowing the priest to enter.
Condition: Good, given age. Several small stains in margin and a few in print. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 44.8 x 36.7 cm. The image size is ca. 42.5 x 32.3 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 17.6 x 14.4 inch. The image size is ca. 16.7 x 12.7 inch.
Medium: Engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Location: TPCLA-B1-24
SKU: 68003
Section: LATPC-VARIOUS
