757 - J. DORNER (*1775) after EKEMAN-ALLESSON (*1790), A break by the river near a mill, Lithography

J. DORNER (*1775) after EKEMAN-ALLESSON (*1790), A break by the river near a mill, Lithography Johann Jakob von Dorner jun. (1775 Munich - 1852 ibid.) after Lorenz Ekeman-Allesson (around 1790 Malmö - around 1828 Stuttgart): Rest by the river at a mill, 19th century, Lithography Technique: Lithography over tinted stone on Paper Inscription: Signed in the stone below the depiction with "Dorner pinx. | J.G. Z | L. Ekemann del." Date: 19th century Description: Johann Jakob Dorner the Younger ( 1775 Munich - 1852 ibid.) learned the arts and crafts from his father and in his early years was initially occupied with etchings and lithographs. Influenced by his father's artistic oeuvre, however, he also devoted himself intensively to landscape painting and, together with renowned artists such as Johann Georg von Dillis and Wilhelm von Kobell, formed an early school of Munich landscape painting. The present lithograph after Dorner shows a romantic view of a shallow-flowing mountain river, where a rider has led his two horses and the dog accompanying him to water. In front of the gently rising, wooded hills of the background and next to a small drop in the river stands a remarkable building with interesting hydraulic engineering. Starting at the drop, the water is led over a wooden footbridge, like an aqueduct, to a water wheel at the side of the building. A small weir is provided to regulate the flow of water. In the building next to the water wheel and aqueduct, a mill or hammer mill could be seen here. The smoke rising from the chimney probably points to the latter. Hammer forges, where heavy hammers are lifted with water power for a blacksmith to use for his sweaty work, were still widespread in southern Germany in industrial times. Keywords: Nature, Mill, Water mill, Resting, Horses, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Germany, Size: Paper: 34,8 cm x 43,2 cm (13,7 x 17 in), Depiction: 25,6 cm x 29,9 cm (10,1 x 11,8 in) Condition: Good condition. There are age-related discolourations and light foxing especially on the sheet margin. In the upper part of the image there are single, small spots. The edges are untrimmed and slightly bumped in places. Isolated minimal marginal tears can be detected.