Name: Antique Master Print-ACHILLES-CLASSICAL-WARRIOR-Crophius-Le Brun-c.1740-1754
SKU: PICTURA-08534
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Antique Master Print-ACHILLES-CLASSICAL-WARRIOR-Crophius-Le Brun-c.1740-1754

€145.00

‘CARL LE BRUN PINXIT ? I. D. HERZ EXCUD. ? MARTIN GOTTFR. CROPHIUS SCUL.’

– Standing figure of Achilles in plumed helmet and classical armor, dramatically looking upwards while resting a sword on his shoulder, set in a wooded landscape.

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Description

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Circular watermark/stamp near lower right margin.

Sheet size: 24.6 x 17.1 cm (9.69 x 6.73 inch). Image size: 20 x 15 cm. (7.87 x 5.91 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Trimmed and attached to a carrier. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ACHILLES, CLASSICAL HERO, GREEK MYTHOLOGY, CHARLES LE BRUN, JOHANN DANIEL HERZ, CROPHIUS, AUGSBURG PRINT, 18TH CENTURY ETCHING, WARRIOR | PCO-E23-46

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Johann Daniel Herz I (Augsburg, 1693-1754).

Reference: Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, Fondo Nazionale; volume 3; inv. S-FN13524.

Provenance: Unidentified collector stam at bottom margin.

Biography engraver: Martin Gottfried Crophius (1717-1765) was a German copper engraver and publisher based in Augsburg. Known for his fine-line etchings of classical subjects.

Biography artist: Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) was the principal painter to Louis XIV and director of the Gobelins Manufactory. He shaped the French Baroque style.