Name: Antique Master Print-FOREST-LANDSCAPE-ROCKS-STREAM-PL.6-Kuesel-Baur-1670
SKU: PICTURA-12276
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Antique Master Print-FOREST-LANDSCAPE-ROCKS-STREAM-PL.6-Kuesel-Baur-1670

€125.00

‘I. WBAUR [WB LIGATED] INV.’ / ‘CUM PRIUILEGIO S. C. M.’ / ‘MELCHIOR KUSELL FECIT, AUG. VIND.’ / ‘6.’ + GERMAN VERSE BELOW THE IMAGE.’

– Mountainous forest landscape with large rock formations and a cascading stream flowing over boulders in the foreground. Tall trees frame the right side, with dense woodland receding into the distance. The composition emphasizes rugged nature, textured foliage, and moving water in a dramatic yet tranquil setting.

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Description

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 18 x 24 cm (7.09 x 9.45 inch). Image size: 16.6 x 21.7 cm. (6.54 x 8.54 inch).

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

JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, MELCHIOR KUSEL, FOREST LANDSCAPE, ROCKS, STREAM, 17TH-CENTURY PRINT, AUGSBURG, VIENNA 1670, ICONOGRAPHIA, GERMAN BAROQUE LANDSCAPE | PCO-C49-37

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: Johann Wilhelm Baur, Iconographia (also called “Miniatures de l’Empereur”), engraved and published by Melchior Kusel, Augsburg, c. 1670-1671 (plate 18).

Reference: Hamburger Kunsthalle, inv. nr. kb-1863-85-422-7; KK Druckgraphik, Deutschland, 15.-18. Jh.

Biography engraver: Melchior Kuesel (1626-1684) was a German engraver from Augsburg, known for his work after Johann Wilhelm Baur and illustrations for Bibles and classical subjects. He was the father-in-law of engraver Johann Ulrich Kraus.

Biography artist: Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607-1640), also known as Joan Guiliam Bouwer, was a German engraver and miniature painter noted for his watercolors and etchings of architectural fantasy and classical themes. He traveled to Italy and died in Vienna while working for Ferdinand III.