Print Description
Scene from the 18th century depicting an angry woman pouring a fluid on het husband who is making avances on a young lady.
Made by F. Basan after Januarius Zick.
Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 33 x 42.3 cm (12.99 x 16.65 inch). Image size: 32.2 x 40.5 cm. (12.68 x 15.94 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Narrow margins. Remnants of former matting. Some paper loss bottom margin, remargined. A few tiny holes, backed. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WOMAN-ANGRY-HUSBAND-FLIRTING-REVENGE | DPO-A2-003-02
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Amsterdam by Fouquet ca. 1780.
Biography engraver: Pierre-Francois Basan (23. Oktober 1723 – 12. Februar 1797) was a French engraver. He was a pupil of Etienne Fessard and Jean Daulle. He was principally occupied as a printseller, and published a ‘Dictionnaire des Graveurs’ in 1789.
Biography artist: Januarius Johann Rasso Zick (1730-1797), German painter and architect.
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