434 - E. KRÜGER (*1756) after SCHENAU (*1737), Cupid at the Altar, Copper engraving

E. KRÜGER (*1756) after SCHENAU (*1737), Cupid at the Altar, Copper engraving Ephraim Gottlieb Krüger (1756 Dresden - 1834 ibid.) after Johann Eleazar Schenau (1737 Großschönau - 1806 Dresden): Cupid at the Altar, 18th century, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Laid paper Inscription: Lower right signed in the printing plate: "E.G. Krüger sc.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Schenau del." / "Aus vier Trübsalen hat dich der Herr errettet, und in der fünften wird dich kein Übel treffen.". Date: 18th century Description: By the hand of the Dresden engraver Ephraim Gottlieb KRÜGER. Signed below the image, left: "Schenau del.", right: "E.G. Krüger sc.". Inscribed below: "Out of four tribulations the Lord hath delivered thee, and in the fifth no evil shall befall thee." The German painter and director Johann Eleazar Schenau, actually Johann Eleazar Zeissig, was a member and professor of genre and portrait painting at the Dresden Art Academy and attended the Dresden Drawing School at the age of 12, where a pupil of Anton Raphael Meng had placed him and where he was trained by Charles-Francois de Silvestre - the son of the director of the Dresden Drawing School. He was one of the most respected genre painters in Paris. LITERATURE: Fröhlich-Schauseil, Anke (2018): Schenau (1737-1806). Monograph and catalogue raisonné of the paintings, hand drawings and prints by Johann Eleazar Zeißig, gen. Schenau. Petersberg. Keywords: 18th century, Figurative, Nature, Germany, Size: Laid paper: 19,0 cm x 11,8 cm (7,5 x 4,6 in), Depiction: 12,3 cm x 7,0 cm (4,8 x 2,8 in) Condition: Good condition. The image makes a very good impression. The sheet is foxed due to its age, slightly creased in the corners due to mounting on a backing; trimmed within the printing plate.