Antique Print-CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH GEORG MEISTER-PORTRAIT-Haid-Speck-1778

Description

Original antique print showing a portrait of Christian Friedrich Georg Meister (1718 – 1782), a German professor.

Made by J. E. Haid after F. A. Speck.

Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 14.8 x 21.6 cm (5.83 x 8.5 inch).

Condition: fair, given age. Paper loss top edge. A few spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH GEORG MEISTER-PORTRAIT | PCO-C45-41

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Germany, dated 1778.

Biography engraver: Johann Elias Haid (1736-1809) was a pupil of his father Johann Jakob. He worked in Augsburg.