729 - G. WILDER (1797-1855), Tabernacle by Adam Kraft, 1835, Etching

G. WILDER (1797-1855), Tabernacle by Adam Kraft, 1835, Etching Georg Christian Wilder (1797 Nuremberg - 1855 ibid.): Tabernacle by Adam Kraft, 1835, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: Signed "G.C. Wilder fec." below the image, titled below centre. Date: 1835 Description: The sacrament house of St Lawrence in St Lawrence's Church in Nuremberg was created between 1493 and 1496 and is a tabernacle around 20 metres high and 3.40 metres wide. The sculptor, Adam Kraft, used sandstone from quarries to create the tabernacle. The etching by G.Ch. Wilder, printed by M.M. Mayer in 1835, depicts figures dressed almost like a snapshot of contemporary middle-class citizens in the 19th century. Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Germany, Size: Paper: 41,2 cm x 20,8 cm (16,2 x 8,2 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The sheet is creased and discoloured due to its age, especially in the margins, with a water stain in the upper right corner. Small black colour stains in places. The image makes a very good impression.