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6728 - Klein, Johann Adam
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Klein, Johann Adam Two camels and a dromedary from the menagerie at Schönbrunn Palace. Pen and ink in black. 16.1 x 21.8 cm. Circa 1817. A wonderfully accurate drawing serving as the basis for the etching “Dromedary and Camel” dated 1817 (Jahn 185). Johann Adam Klein was staying in Vienna and the surrounding area for the second time in 1817. According to the inscription on the etching, the artist had seen the animals in the menagerie of the imperial summer residence Schönbrunn, the world’s oldest zoological garden. Provenance: From the collection of J. Conrad Jahn (1815–1870), Gotha, author of the catalog raisonné of Johann Adam Klein’s prints (according to information provided by the previous owner). - Please ask for condition reports for the lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.
Auction details
Drawings from the 16th to the 19th Centuries & Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki on the 300th Anniversary of His BirthAuction house
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