616 - J. KLEIN (1792–1875), St. Helena and Rauhenstein Castle near Baden, 1817, etching

J. KLEIN (1792–1875), St. Helena and Rauhenstein Castle near Baden, 1817, etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg–1875 Munich): View of St. Helena and Rauhenstein Castle near Baden, 1817, etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalog Raisonné: , 197, I/III Inscription: Signed and dated lower right on the printing plate: “Joh. A. Klein f. 1817,” inscribed lower center in pencil: “La valée Hélène préz de Baden (en autriche)” Date: 1817 Description: A very rare and beautiful, strong proof of the first, unfinished state. Before the details of the roofs, rocks, and clouds were added, and before the text and the publisher’s address were included. A rarity in this beautiful impression and in this early state. 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.: 197, I/III. Keywords: Austria, architecture, castle, ruin, rock, rider, shepherd, cattle, river, goats, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Germany, Size: Paper: 18.8 cm x 24.3 cm (7.4 x 9.6 in), Plate: 15.4 cm x 22.1 cm (6.1 x 8.7 in), Image area: 14.0 cm x 20.9 cm (5.5 x 8.2 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Significant foxing visible across the entire sheet. Short marginal tear at the top left. Slightly creased and wavy at the corners due to mounting.