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timed auction Until November 14 | 02:00 PM
H. W. Fichter Kunsthandel

464 - J. WILLE (1715-1808), Portrait of a man in uniform, 1779, Copper engraving

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€300 - 400

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25%

J. WILLE (1715-1808), Portrait of a man in uniform, 1779, Copper engraving Johann Georg Wille (1715 Königsberg, Giessen - 1808 Paris): "Sapeur des gardes suisses" Portrait of a man wearing a feather-trimmed fur hat and a sash worn over his uniform, breast piece with profile to the left, 1779, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Dessiné et gravé par Wille | Graveur du Roi". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "SAPEUR DES GARDES SUISSES [...]". Upper left numbered in the printing plate: "23te Pl.". Date: 1779 Description: Splendid and contrasty print Keywords: Soldier; Uniform; Man; Soldier portrait; Fur hat, 18th century, Classicism, Portraits, France, Size: Paper: 27,8 cm x 21,3 cm (10,9 x 8,4 in), Plate: 26,3 cm x 19,5 cm (10,4 x 7,7 in), Depiction: 25,5 cm x 18,8 cm (10 x 7,4 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly discolored and slightly stained due to age.

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51st Timed Auction: Old Master and 19th-Century Prints, Drawings, and Oil Paintings
Saturday, November 14
02:00 PM
Arndtstr. 49
60325 Frankfurt, Germany

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H. W. Fichter Kunsthandel +49 6 97 43 89 030 info@fichterart.de
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