614 - J. KLEIN (1792-1875), Dromedary and camel, 1817, Etching

J. KLEIN (1792-1875), Dromedary and camel, 1817, Etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg - 1875 Munich): Dromedary and camel, 1817, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 185, II/II Inscription: Inscribed, signed and dated below the image in the printing plate: "nach der Natur gez: in der Menagerie zu Schönbrunn | und geätzt in Wien 1817 von Jah A: Klein | Dromedar und Cameel" Date: 1817 Description: In an open walled courtyard, a camelel with two humps stands in front on the left and looks to the right, where there are two one-humped camelels, one lying from behind, the other standing, seen slightly from the front. Klein saw and captured these animals in the menagerie at Schönbrunn. 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.: 185, II/II. Keywords: Animals, camel, Bactrian camel, dromedary, zoo, Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, 19th century, Romanticism, Animals, Austria, Vienna, Size: Paper: 17,5 cm x 22,4 cm (6,9 x 8,8 in) Condition: Good condition. Pale foxing and slightly rubbed. Small dark stain under the camel on the left. Trimmed just around the framing line. The corners of the sheet minimally bumped.