Antique Master Print-TRUMPETER-GUARD-ARMOUR-PIPE-Hanfstaengl-Van Mieris-1840

(‘The trumpeter in the guard house’). It shows a seated man in period costume, smoking a pipe. The trappings of his occupation (armor, weaponry, banner and trumpet) are beside him on the ground.

Made by Fr. Hanfstaengl after Van Mieris.

Medium: Handcoloured crayon style lithograph. on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 40.7 x 51.5 cm (16.02 x 20.28 inch). Image size: 26.5 x 33.5 cm. (10.43 x 13.19 inch).

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

TRUMPETER-GUARD-ARMOUR-REST-PIPE | DPO-PCO-B1-08

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl (1804-1877) was a Bavarian painter, lithographer and photographer. He originates from a commoner family but was recommended for the drawing-class of his school at Munich. His main accomplishment is a series of ca. 200 lithographic reproductions of works in the Dresden gallery.