625 - F. GROSPIETSCH (*1789) after KOCH (*1768), A Pastoral Idyll, 1821, copper engraving

F. GROSPIETSCH (*1789) after KOCH (*1768), A Pastoral Idyll, 1821, copper engraving Florian Grospietsch (1789 Protzau – after 1830 Rome) after Joseph Anton Koch (1768 Obergibeln (Tyrol) – 1839 Rome): Shepherd’s Idyll in a Mountain Landscape, 1821, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper Stamp: – Verso collector’s stamp, Lugt no.: 1606. Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Berlin. 19th century – Verso relocation stamp, Lugt no.: 2482. Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Berlin. 20th century, 19th century Inscription: Signed in the lower part of the printing plate: “J. Koch diseg. / Flor. Grospietsch inscrise.” Dated in the lower part: “Roma 1821.” Date: 1821 Description: The engraving of this pastoral idyll draws the viewer into a vast landscape. But the supposed idyll created by the grazing sheep in the foreground and the shepherd in the center of the picture is disrupted by the rugged and barren mountain plateau. Keywords: Italy, Arcadia, pastoral romance, mountains, sheep, Campagna Romana, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Paper: 27.5 cm x 37.6 cm (10.8 x 14.8 in), Plate: 19.0 cm x 27.8 cm (7.5 x 10.9 in), Image area: 17.4 cm x 25.9 cm (6.9 x 10.2 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Slightly discolored at the top margin; small spot at the left margin.