602 - J. KLEIN (1792–1875), A Messenger on Horseback and an Italian Farmer, 1820, Etching

J. KLEIN (1792–1875), A Messenger on Horseback and an Italian Farmer, 1820, Etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg – 1875 Munich): A Dispatch Rider and an Italian Farmer: An Encounter While Traveling, 1820, Etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalog Raisonné: , 316, II/II Inscription: Signed on the printing plate at the bottom: "Klein f. 1838.". Inscribed at the bottom of the printing plate: "Dedicated to Mr. Ernst Harzen in Hamburg by his friend J.A. Klein, Nuremberg.". Dated at the bottom: "del: Rome, February 6, 1820". Date: 1820 Description: The artist dedicated this print to the Hamburg art dealer, auctioneer, and patron Georg Ernst Harzen (1790–1863), whom he likely met during his stay in Italy (around 1820). Bibliography: Jahn, C.: The Work of Johann Adam Klein. Painter and Copper Engraver in Munich, Member of the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin, Recipient of the Cross of Merit of the Ducal Saxon Ernestine House Order; Munich 1863. Cat. Rais. No.: 316, II/II. Keywords: Friendship portrait, draftsman, traveling artist, artist friend, 19th century, Romanticism, Portraits, Italy, Size: Paper: 20.1 cm x 16.3 cm (7.9 x 6.4 in), Plate: 19.4 cm x 15.6 cm (7.6 x 6.1 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly stained in the margins and in the image.