830 - J. THAETER (*1804) after SCHWIND (*1804), Knight Curt’s Wedding Procession, 1846, copper engraving

J. THAETER (*1804) after SCHWIND (*1804), Knight Curt’s Wedding Procession, 1846, copper engraving Julius Cäsar Thaeter (1804 Dresden – 1870 Munich) after Moritz von Schwind (1804 Vienna – 1871 Munich): Knight Curt’s Wedding Procession, an adventurous adaptation of Goethe, 1846, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper Inscription: Inscribed below the image: “Enemies, women, debts—oh, no knight can escape them!_ Knight Curt’s Wedding Procession, a ballad by von Goethe.” and “To the members of the Saxon Art Association for the year 1846. | Printed at the Morasch & Skerl printing house in Dresden by Wilh. Hartmann.”; below, centered, blindstamped “Sächsischer Kunstverein.” Inscribed lower left on the plate: "Painted by M. Schwind 1839" and signed lower right on the plate: "Engraved by Julius Thaeter". Date: 1846 Description: Based on a painting by Moritz von Schwind (1804 Vienna – 1871 Pöcking). In different areas of the painting, four distinct scenes can be seen that follow one another in time and place. The painting is based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1802 with the same title. The detail shows the lower center of the picture, in which the protagonist, Ritter Curt (also Kurt), is approached by a crowd at a market stall. Keywords: Knight, Romance, Poetry, Adventure, Adversary, Life, 19th century, Romanticism, History, Germany, Size: Paper: 70.3 cm x 55.7 cm (27.7 x 21.9 in), Plate: 62.4 cm x 50.7 cm (24.6 x 20 in), Image area: 52.0 cm x 45.9 cm (20.5 x 18.1 in) Condition: Very good condition. Sporadic pale foxing visible. Brown discoloration on the lower margin. A long, restored tear on the right margin. A restored marginal tear in the center left. Along the upper edge of the sheet, one restored and one open marginal tear. The image is in very good condition.