Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on Wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 30.4 x 34.8 cm (11.97 x 13.7 inch). Image size: 25.8 x 29.9 cm. (10.16 x 11.77 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Dampstining in top margin. Small tears in topp margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ELIJAH, CHARIOT OF FIRE, OVERBECK, RUSCHEWEYH, BIBLICAL ENGRAVING, 19TH CENTURY, PROPHET, HEAVEN, RELIGIOUS PRINT | PCO-E15-2-23
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
State: Early impression before address.
Reference: Nagler 12; Apell 2.
Biography engraver: Ferdinand Ruscheweyh (1785-1846) was a German engraver active in Rome and known for his religious and historical engravings, often after Nazarene painters like Overbeck and Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
Biography artist: Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869) was a German painter and member of the Nazarene movement. He emphasized spiritual purity and religious themes, often depicting biblical scenes in a clear, neoclassical style.
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