Antique Master Print-MALE-FIGURE-NUDE-FROM-BEHIND-Preisler-1722

Description

Male figure nude from behind

Made by Georg Martin Preisler after Johann Daniel Preissler.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 22.4 x 35.7 cm (8.82 x 14.06 inch). Image size: 19.5 x 32.5 cm. (7.68 x 12.8 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some light soilig and light staining. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MALE-FIGURE-NUDE-FROM-BEHIND | PCO-E17-21

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This engraving is part of a complete series of 18 prints illustrating the third volume of a work by Johann Daniel Preissler entitled “Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic oder Grundlich verfasste Reguln (…)”.

Biography engraver: Georg Martin Preisler (fl. 1750) was a German engraver. Born in Nuremberg, he was the son of Johann Daniel Preisler. He was most notable for his portraits and a series of twenty-one engravings of classical and neo-classical sculptures in Rome, based on drawings made there by his brother Johan Martin Preisler.

Biography artist: Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666-1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg’s Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698-1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700-1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707-1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715-1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717-1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic (full title: Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic oder Gr?ndlich verfasste Reguln deren man sich als einer Anleitung zu ber?hmter K?nstlere Zeichen-Wercke bestens bedienen kann), a sequence of works on art theory ? the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner right up until the 19th century. By the time of his death in 1737, Johann Caspar F?ssli spoke of Preissler and Jan Kupecky as the two most famous Nuremberg artists of the early 18th century.