3787 - Joseph von Keller, “The Frenzied Roland”

Joseph von Keller, “The Frenzied Roland” Depiction of the scene in which Roland rescues Isabella of Galicia from the robbers’ lair, based on a painting by Julius Hübner, published for the members of the “Kunstverein für die Rheinlande u. Westphalen” in 1837 and 1838, copperplate engraving, inscribed on the image as “Julius Hübner pinx. 1828” and “J. Keller del. sculps. 1838 Düsseldorf”, minor signs of wear, framed under glass, dimensions approx. 38 x 73 cm. Artist information: born Anton Joseph Keller, German copperplate engraver of the Düsseldorf School and founder of the Düsseldorf School of Copperplate Engraving (1811, Linz am Rhein - 1873, Düsseldorf), apprenticed as a copper printer and engraver to C. Schulgen-Bettendorff in Bonn; from 1835, studied at the Academy in Düsseldorf; in 1838, spent time studying in Paris; from 1839, taught copperplate engraving at the Academy in Düsseldorf; 1841-43: stayed in Rome and had contact with the German artists living there; from 1846: professor of copperplate engraving; 1872: ennobled; honorary member of the academies in Vienna, Berlin and Saint Petersburg; Source: Thieme-Becker, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and Wikipedia.