611 - J. KLEIN (1792–1875), The Three Cats, 1845, Etching

J. KLEIN (1792–1875), The Three Cats, 1845, Etching Johann Adam Klein (1792, Nuremberg – 1875, Munich): The Three Cats, 1845, Etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 339, II/II Inscription: Signed and dated lower right on the printing plate: “JAKlein fec: 1845” Date: 1845 Literature: 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.: 339, II/II. Keywords: cats, group, sleep, animal study, 19th century, Romanticism, Animals, Germany, Size: Paper: 14.6 cm x 19.3 cm (5.7 x 7.6 in), Plate: 7.7 cm x 14.1 cm (3 x 5.6 in), Depiction: 7.0 cm x 13.3 cm (2.8 x 5.2 in) Condition: Good condition. A faint pencil mark is visible around the head of the cat in the center. Slight foxing. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped and creased.