618 - J. KLEIN (1792-1875), Carretiere di Roma, Roman wine merchant, 1822, Etching

J. KLEIN (1792-1875), Carretiere di Roma, Roman wine merchant, 1822, Etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg - 1875 Munich): Carretiere di Roma, Roman wine merchant, 1822, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 257, IV/IV Inscription: Monogrammed and dated in the upper right of the printing plate: "JAK f 1822", inscribed at the bottom centre: "Carretiere di Roma" Date: 1822 Description: A two-wheeled cart loaded with seven barrels, pulled to the right by a dressed-up horse, is travelling along a low wall, above which vineyards, trees and the sea are visible, while a mountain closes off the background on the left. On the cart sits the carter in his coat on a frame covered with mats made from the branches of a single tree. A lantern hangs from the cart on this side, and a bundle of hay from the horse on the other side. 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.: 257, IV/IV. Keywords: Merchant, cart, horse, animals, track, landscape, 19th century, Romanticism, Animals, Italy, Rome (Latium), Size: Paper: 24,0 cm x 32,1 cm (9,4 x 12,6 in), Plate: 19,6 cm x 25,9 cm (7,7 x 10,2 in), Depiction: 18,6 cm x 25,0 cm (7,3 x 9,8 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Significant foxing and discolouration visible on the entire sheet. Individual traces of rubbing and creases in the corners of the sheet.