571 - J. TISCHBEIN (*1742), Experiments on etched leaves, around 1785, Etching

J. TISCHBEIN (*1742), Experiments on etched leaves, around 1785, Etching Johann Heinrich Tischbein jun. (1742 Haina - 1808 Kassel): Cover sheet trials in oiled leaves, c. 1785, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 40 Inscription: At the center signed in the printing plate: "JHTischbein jun". Date: c. 1785 Description: Simple frontispiece to one of Tischbein's two series of prints with experiments in various etching techniques from the years 1785 and 1789, showing a large stone with a title inscription being recovered from the ground and erected by a group of young men. Next to it are the remains of a ruin and a view of a hilly landscape. Literature: Nagler, G. K.: Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon (Bd.1-25). Nachrichten von dem Leben und de Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Lithographen, Formschneider, Zeichner, Medailleire, Elfenbeinarbeiter etc.; Wien 1924; vol. 21; p. 146. Cat. Rais. No.: 40. Keywords: Landscape, Nature, Cover sheet, Series, Figures, Antiquing, 18th century, Classicism, Landscape, Germany, Size: Paper: 17,4 cm x 22,5 cm (6,9 x 8,9 in) Condition: Good condition. There is a crease at the bottom centre due to printing. Occasional pale foxing recognisable. Faint rubbing and browning along the edges in places.