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 'Johann Jacques Wagner' after 'George Friedrich Schmidt'. Johann Jacques Wagner (1766-1835) was a German etcher / engraver who worked in Leipzig. 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. A violin hangs on the wall behind him, and a spider in its web in the open window.
Condition: Very good, given age. Ample margins. Small stains in the lower margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 18 x 27.3 cm. The image size is ca. 11.5 x 18.7 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.1 x 10.7 inch. The image size is ca. 4.5 x 7.4 inch.
Medium: Etching/engraving on wove paper.
Location: TPCLA-C11-27
SKU: 51544
Section: LATPC-MASTERPRINTS
