435 - E. KRÜGER (*1756) after SCHENAU (*1737), Pericles on His Deathbed, copper engraving

E. KRÜGER (*1756) after SCHENAU (*1737), Pericles on His Deathbed, copper engraving Ephraim Gottlieb Krüger (1756 Dresden – 1834 ibid.) after Johann Eleazar Schenau (1737 Großschönau – 1806 Dresden): Pericles on His Deathbed, 18th century, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on laid paper Inscription: Signed in the printing plate at the lower right: “E.G. Krüger sc. Dresden.”; inscribed in the printing plate at the lower left: “Schenau del.” Date: 18th century Description: The depiction shows Pericles dying of the plague. His nephew Alcibiades swears to him that his last wishes will be fulfilled. In the foreground is his wife Aspasia; on the left is a statuette of Athena. By the Dresden engraver Ephraim Gottlieb KRÜGER. Signed below the image, on the left: “Schenau del.”, on the right: “E.G. Krüger sc. Dresden.” The German painter and director Johann Eleazar Schenau—whose real name was Johann Eleazar Zeissig— was a member and professor of genre and portrait painting at the Dresden Art Academy and had already attended the Dresden Drawing School at the age of 12, where a pupil of Anton Raphael Meng had placed him and where he was trained by Charles-François de Silvestre—the son of the director of the Dresden Drawing School. He was one of the most respected genre painters in Paris. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Fröhlich-Schauseil, Anke (2018): Schenau (1737–1806). Monograph and catalogue raisonné of the paintings, hand drawings, and prints by Johann Eleazar Zeißig, known as Schenau. Petersberg. Keywords: 18th century, Figurative, People, Germany, Size: Laid paper: 19.0 cm x 12.3 cm (7.5 x 4.8 in), Image: 12.7 cm x 8.0 cm (5 x 3.1 in) Condition: Good condition. The image is in very good condition. The sheet is foxed along the margins and slightly soiled in places; the right edge of the sheet has two marginal tears; the corners of the sheet are slightly creased due to mounting on a backing; trimmed precisely along the printing plate.