H. Schmidt, Bastei rocks near Rathen - Saxon Switzerland. 1861. H. Schmidt 19th century. Oil on canvas. Ligatured signed "HSchmidt" and dated u.li. Verso on the stretcher upper left inscribed in black chalk and annotations in fibre pencil. Framed in a green-black lacquered wooden frame. The painting was probably made after a steel engraving of 1856 from: Joseph Meyer, Meyer''s Universe. A yearbook for friends of nature and art, with illustrations of the most interesting places on earth and descriptions. Hildburghausen, Bibliographical Institute. 1862-1864. vol. 1, 1862. Small spotted canvas deformation at corner upper left. Painting layer with early shrinkage cracks (inherent to the work). Age craquelure and slight climatic edge. Partial impressions through framing. Verso flat cardboard backing of recent date between canvas and stretcher. Measures: 26.5 x 37 cm, frame 37.5 x 48.1 cm. H. Schmidt 19th century