Name: Antique Master Print-RUSTIC-MAN-WALKING-FIGURES-LANDSCAPE-Marcus-1815
SKU: PICTURA-08349
Availability: InStock

Antique Master Print-RUSTIC-MAN-WALKING-FIGURES-LANDSCAPE-Marcus-1815

€50.00

‘J.E. MARCUS F. MAART 1815’

– A large rustic figure in heavy coat and broad-brimmed hat stands with hands resting on a staff, gazing outward. In the distance, a woman and child walk a path bordered by sparse foliage and fencing. Rolling hills and a dramatic clouded sky form the background.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-08349 Category: Genre Prints Tag: Figures

Description

Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 inch). Image size: 19.3 x 10.3 cm. (7.6 x 4.06 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, minor margin wear. Strong plate impression, clean central image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JACOB ERNST MARCUS, GENRE ETCHING, RUSTIC FIGURE, LANDSCAPE, COUNTRYSIDE, STUDIEBEELDEN, 1815 | DOOS-MARCUS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published as part of the series “Studiebeelden en Fragmenten” (Study Images and Fragments), a series of 105 etchings, various sizes, signed and dated in the plate between December 1807 and June 1816, published by S. de Grebber in Amsterdam. Later republished as: Studie-prentwerk / Etudes gravees (Study printwork).

Biography engraver: Jacob Ernst Marcus (1774-1826) was a Dutch painter, etcher, engraver, and lithographer. Born on Sint Eustatius and later active in Amsterdam, he studied under Reinier Vinkeles and was awarded for his graphic work. He became director of engraving at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.