Description

Mezzotint engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 34 x 46.8 cm. The image size is ca. 28 x 40.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 13.4 x 18.4 inch. The image size is ca. 11 x 15.9 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Le Feu.’ – (‘Fire’). A woman with two pigeons. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘J.J. Haid’ after ‘Haid’. Johann Jakob Haid (1704–1767) was a German engraver who worked in Augsburg. Haid came from a German family of artists and engravers and was known for large mezzotint portraits. Joseph Christ (1731-1788) was an Augsburg painter and engraver.

Condition: Very good, given age. Creases in the margins, a light dampstain in lower middle. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-FIRE-ELEMENTS-WOMAN-PIGEON-CHRIST

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