Description
Plate from a suite of 5 plates titled “Diverses Epitaphes a la moderne” (Various Modern Epitaphs) showing Maria and other female biblical figures.
Made by Jeremias Wachsmuth after own design.
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 19 x 29.8 cm (7.48 x 11.73 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Top right a bit brownish from light. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
DESIGNS-ALTARS-EPITATH-MODERN-MARIA-CHRIST | PCO-C43-43
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Johann Georg Hertel I in Augsburg.
Reference: Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 3656.
Biography engraver: Jeremias Wachsmuth (1711-1771) was a German draftsman and printmaker from Augsburg.



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