Antique Master Print-FALLS-OF-SCHAFFHAUSEN-RHINE-Descourtis-Rosenberg-c.1784

Medium: Color aquatint with handcoloring on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 41.2 x 31.8 cm (16.22 x 12.52 inch). Image size: 33.5 x 28.7 cm. (13.19 x 11.3 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Ghosting from previous framing. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SCHAFFHAUSEN FALLS, RHINE WATERFALL, SWISS LANDSCAPES, 18TH-CENTURY PRINTS, ETCHING, AQUATINT, LEOPOLD II, DESCOURTIS, ROSENBERG, TROLL, ALPINE SCENERY | EXPO-MAPS-FOREIGN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published as a dedication print to Emperor Leopold II, possibly part of a commissioned series.

Reference: National Gallery of Art, Washington (Accession No. 2002.14.2).

Biography engraver: Charles-Melchior Descourtis (1753-1820) was a French engraver and publisher active in Paris, known for his aquatints, particularly of scenic landscapes and views commissioned for noble patrons.

Biography artist: Friedrich Rosenberg (1758-1833) was a German landscape painter and draftsman, famous for his Alpine and naturalistic compositions. Johann Heinrich Troll (1756-1824) was a Swiss painter, graphic artist and engraver.