614 - J. KLEIN (1792–1875), Dromedary and Camel, 1817, Etching

J. KLEIN (1792–1875), Dromedary and Camel, 1817, Etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg – 1875 Munich): Dromedary and Camel, 1817, etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalog Raisonné: , 185, II/II Inscription: Inscribed, signed, and dated below the image on the printing plate: “nach der Natur gez: in der Menagerie zu Schönbrunn | und geätzt in Wien 1817 von Jah A: Klein | Dromedar und Cameel” Date: 1817 Description: In an open, walled courtyard, a two-humped camel stands in the foreground on the left and looks to the right, where there are two one-humped camels, one lying on its back, the other standing, seen slightly from the front. Klein observed and depicted these animals in the menagerie at Schönbrunn. 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.: 185, II/II. Keywords: Animals, camel, Bactrian camel, dromedary, zoo, Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, 19th century, Romanticism, Animals, Austria, Vienna, Size: Paper: 17.5 cm x 22.4 cm (6.9 x 8.8 in) Condition: Good condition. Pale foxing and slight rubbing. Small dark stain under the camel on the left. Trimmed just around the framing line. The corners of the sheet are minimally bumped.