625 - F. GROSPIETSCH (*1789) after KOCH (*1768), A pastoral idyll, 1821, Copper engraving

F. GROSPIETSCH (*1789) after KOCH (*1768), A pastoral idyll, 1821, Copper engraving Florian Grospietsch (1789 Protzau - after 1830 Rom) after Joseph Anton Koch (1768 Obergibeln (Tyrol) - 1839 Rom): Shepherd's idyll in mountain landscape, 1821, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Stamp: – Verso Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 1606. Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Berlin. 19th century – Verso Relocation stamp, Lugt no.: 2482. Kupferstichkabinett Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Berlin. 20th century, 19th century Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "J. Koch diseg. / Flor. Grospietsch inscrise". At the lower part dated: "Roma 1821". Date: 1821 Description: The engraving of this pastoral idyll draws the viewer into a vast landscape. But the supposed idyll created by the grazing sheep in the foreground and the shepherd in the middle of the picture is broken by the rugged and barren mountain plateau. Keywords: Italy, Arcadia, pastoral romance, mountains, sheep, Campagna Romana, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Paper: 27,5 cm x 37,6 cm (10,8 x 14,8 in), Plate: 19,0 cm x 27,8 cm (7,5 x 10,9 in), Depiction: 17,4 cm x 25,9 cm (6,9 x 10,2 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Slightly discoloured at upper margin, small spot at left margin.