620 - J. KLEIN (1792–1875), Buffalaro di Roma, buffalo cart, 1843, etching

J. KLEIN (1792–1875), Buffalaro di Roma, buffalo cart, 1843, etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg – 1875 Munich): Buffalaro di Roma, buffalo cart, 1843, etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 326, II/II Inscription: Signed and dated lower right on the printing plate: “JAKlein f. 1843,” inscribed in the center: “Buffalaro di Roma” Date: 1843 Description: Four buffaloes are harnessed in front of a two-wheeled cart, on which a woman is sitting under the tarpaulin, holding a sleeping child on her lap. Two of them, yoked to the drawbar, are standing on the right; of the pair in front, the buffalo harnessed on the driver’s side has lain down, while its neighbor stands yoked to it. The wagon driver, holding the pole, stands by the rear team and watches over the wagon. A swamp and heavy air are visible in the background on the left. 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.: 326, II/II. Keywords: Animals, buffaloes, carts, carriages, people, traditional costumes, landscape, 19th century, Romanticism, Animals, Italy, Rome (Latium), Size: Paper: 16.1 cm x 21.7 cm (6.3 x 8.5 in), Image: 15.1 cm x 20.7 cm (5.9 x 8.1 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly trimmed. Occasional light foxing and faint soiling visible. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped.