520 - J. BLASCHKE (*1770) after CATEL (*1778), Heroic Women and Goddesses, ca. 1800, etching

J. BLASCHKE (*1770) after CATEL (*1778), Heroic Women and Goddesses, ca. 1800, etching János Blaschke (1770 Bratislava – 1833 Vienna) after Franz Ludwig Catel (1778 Berlin – 1856 Rome): Sheet with 5 plates featuring illustrations of heroic, strong women and goddesses, c. 1800, etching Technique: Etching on paper Inscription: Signed in the lower center of the printing plate: "F. Catel del. | J Blaschke sc Vienna". Date: c. 1800 Description: The top left of the sheet shows a young family in a garden with a monument featuring a sculpture of the Three Graces. Below is an inscription with the first two verses from the poem “Dignity of Women” by Friedrich Schiller. In the center of the sheet, a female deity with her retinue flies over a vast landscape. In the upper right corner is the title copperplate featuring a portrait of a female heroine from the work “Attila: A Dramatic Poem by J. v. Kalchberg.” Keywords: Goddess, Femininity, Mother, Attila, Woman, 19th century, Biedermeier, People, Germany, Size: Paper: 32.0 cm x 48.0 cm (12.6 x 18.9 in), additional specification: Smallest illustration: 11 x 6.9 cm; Largest illustration: 12.5 x 9.3 cm Condition: Very good condition. Pages are partially slightly discolored due to age and lightly foxed. The sheet in the upper left corner is slightly wavy. The sheet in the center has a small notch on the right margin. The sheet in the lower left corner has a stain in the lower left, and the sheet in the lower right corner has worm damage in the lower right.