Print Description
Medium: Aquatint etching in brown tones on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 22.4 x 30.5 cm (8.82 x 12.01 inch). Image size: 9.1 x 11.8 cm. (3.58 x 4.65 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
GABLER, PORTRAIT PRINT, 18TH CENTURY, STIPPLE ENGRAVING, OLD MAN, PHYSIOGNOMY, GERMAN PRINTMAKER, NUREMBERG | PCO-E22-17
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Sold in Nuremberg by P.W. Schwarz.
Biography engraver: Ambrosius Gabler (1762-1834) was a German copperplate engraver, painter, and scientific illustrator from Nuremberg. Trained under his father Nicolaus Gabler, he became known for his fine stipple and crayon-style portraiture and illustrations, especially in the fields of natural science and physiognomy.
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