Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Amsterdam coat of arms with flanking lions.
Sheet size: 25 x 32 cm (9.84 x 12.6 inch). Image size: 25 x 32 cm. (9.84 x 12.6 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Original folding as issued. Some paper loss at left, backed. Paper loss at bottom right fold. Pinsizehole at top margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
JEAN BERAIN, GOTTFRIED STEIN, JEREMIAS WOLFF, ARABESQUE, GROTESQUE ORNAMENT, LOUIS XIV STYLE, AUGSBURG ENGRAVING, FRENCH DECORATIVE DESIGN, 18TH CENTURY PRINT | PCO-E31-01
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Jeremias Wolff, Augsburg (Aug. Vind.), after designs by Jean Berain; early 18th century German edition.
Biography engraver: Gottfried Stein (1687-1747) was a German engraver active in Augsburg. He reproduced many French ornamental designs for the important publisher Jeremias Wolff, contributing to the spread of the Louis XIV and Regence decorative styles throughout Central Europe.
Biography artist: Jean Berain the Elder (1640-1711) was a French draughtsman and ornamental designer at the court of Louis XIV. His refined grotesque and arabesque designs influenced architecture, stage design, furniture, and the decorative arts across Europe. His ornamental prints were widely copied and reissued.
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