698 - E. KRÜGER (*1756) after SCHENAU (*1737), Warrior on the shield, Etching

E. KRÜGER (*1756) after SCHENAU (*1737), Warrior on the shield, Etching Ephraim Gottlieb Krüger (1756 Dresden - 1834 ibid.) after Johann Eleazar Schenau (1737 Großschönau - 1806 Dresden): Warrior carried on the shield, 19th century, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: Lower right signed in the printing plate: "E.G. Krüger sc.". lower left inscribed in the printing plate: "Schenau inv.". Date: 19th century Description: Signed below the image, left: "Schenau inv.", right: "E.G. Krüger sc.". Ephraim Krüger was an engraver from Dreden. The German painter and director Johann Eleazar Schenau, actually Johann Eleazar Zeissig, was a member and professor of genre and portrait painting at the Dresden Art Academy and already attended the Dresden Drawing School at the age of 12, where a pupil of Anton Raphael Meng had placed him and where he was trained by Charles-Francois de Silvestre - the son of the director of the Dresden Drawing School. He was one of the most respected genre painters in Paris. LITERATURE: Fröhlich-Schauseil, Anke (2018): Schenau (1737-1806). Monograph and catalogue raisonné of the paintings, hand drawings and prints by Johann Eleazar Zeißig, gen. Schenau. Petersberg. Keywords: 19th century, Figurative, Military, Germany, Size: Paper: 18,4 cm x 12,2 cm (7,2 x 4,8 in), Plate: 17,2 cm x 11,0 cm (6,8 x 4,3 in), Depiction: 14,8 cm x 8,5 cm (5,8 x 3,3 in) Condition: Good condition. The image makes a very good impression. The sheet is pale foxed due to its age; the corners of the sheet are creased due to mounting on a backing.