478 - DIETRICY (*1712) after LAER (*1582), The Mule Drivers’ Inn, around 1750, Etching

DIETRICY (*1712) after LAER (*1582), The Mule Drivers’ Inn, around 1750, Etching Dietricy: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1712 Weimar - 1774 Dresden) after Pieter Jacobsz van Laer (1582 Haarlem - 1642 ): The Mule Drivers’ Inn, c. 1750, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Date: c. 1750 Description: The artwork shows a picturesque scene with ancient ruins and a small residential building integrated into the ruins. A group of people are engaged in everyday activities, surrounded by lush vegetation and cypress trees. The work conveys a peaceful and nostalgic atmosphere. Keywords: artwork; ruins; antiquity; landscape; buildings; cypresses; vegetation; people; everyday life; nostalgia; peaceful; historical; picturesque; integration; architecture; community; scenes; ancient; sky; nature, 18th century, Classicism, Genre, Germany, Size: Paper: 31,8 cm x 39,2 cm (12,5 x 15,4 in), Plate: 21,7 cm x 28,4 cm (8,5 x 11,2 in) Condition: Defective condition. Paper browned, with light-stain around the image, vertical centre crease, the print is somewhat flat in the upper area.