603 - J. KLEIN (1792-1875), The Italian woman with the donkey, 1820, Etching

J. KLEIN (1792-1875), The Italian woman with the donkey, 1820, Etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg - 1875 Munich): The Italian woman with two children by the donkey with baskets of goods, 1820, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 246, II/II Stamp: – Verso Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 3551. Ines Kaps. Leipzig. 20th century – Verso Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 3549. Erhard Oskar Kaps (1915 Leipzig - 2007 Leipzig) . Leipzig. 20th century Inscription: Upper right monogrammed: "JAK f.". At the lower part inscribed by another person: "Die Italienerin bei dem Esel". Upper right dated: "Roma 1820". Date: 1820 Description: Full-length portrait of a packhorse with carrying baskets. A young Roman woman with two cheeky children sits on the left, seen from behind. Literature: Jahn, C.: Das Werk von Johann Adam Klein. Maler und Kupferätzer zu München, Mitglied der kgl. Akademie der Künste zu Berli, Inhaber des Verdienstkreuzes vom herzogl. Sächs. Ernestinischen Hausorden; München 1863. Cat. Rais. No.: 246, II/II. Keywords: Hoofed animals, Italy, Genre, Woman, Children, Printmaking, Etching, 19th century, Romanticism, Costumes, Italy, Size: Paper: 20,5 cm x 29,0 cm (8,1 x 11,4 in), Depiction: 11,0 cm x 14,8 cm (4,3 x 5,8 in) Condition: Good condition. Occasional faint soiling and individual foxing spots can be recognised on the sheet margins. The corners of the sheet are minimally bumped.