Name: Antique Master Print-PEASANT-GROUP-INTERACTION-RUSTIC-CHARACTERS-Marcus-1809
SKU: PICTURA-08384
Availability: InStock

Antique Master Print-PEASANT-GROUP-INTERACTION-RUSTIC-CHARACTERS-Marcus-1809

€50.00

‘J.E. MARCUS F. MAI 1809.’

– A lively rustic group: a man with a chair strapped to his back leans in to talk to a young woman. Behind them, a boy with a staff and another child on all fours contribute to the playful, domestic scene.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-08384 Category: Genre Prints Tag: Figures

Description

Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 inch). Image size: 17.2 x 13.2 cm. (6.77 x 5.2 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light overall foxing, small handling creases, good plate mark and strong impression. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RUSTIC FIGURES, PEASANT INTERACTION, DUTCH ETCHING, JACOB ERNST MARCUS, GENRE STUDY, 19TH CENTURY ETCHING | DOOS-MARCUS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published as part of the series “Studiebeelden en Fragmenten” (Study Images and Fragments), a series of 105 etchings, various sizes, signed and dated in the plate between December 1807 and June 1816, published by S. de Grebber in Amsterdam. Later republished as: Studie-prentwerk / Etudes gravees (Study printwork).

Biography engraver: Jacob Ernst Marcus (1774-1826) was a Dutch painter, etcher, engraver, and lithographer. Born on Sint Eustatius and later active in Amsterdam, he studied under Reinier Vinkeles and was awarded for his graphic work. He became director of engraving at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.