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timed auction Until November 14 | 02:00 PM
H. W. Fichter Kunsthandel

713 - J. STEWART (1791-1863), The game of hide and seek, 1834, Copper engraving

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€300 - 400

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25%

J. STEWART (1791-1863), The game of hide and seek, 1834, Copper engraving James S. Stewart (1791 Edinburgh - 1863 Cape Town): The game of hide and seek, 1834, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Date: 1834 Description: A young girl enters a simple interior, frightening her playmates, who hide behind the door and flee. Inscribed below the depiction: "Painted and engraved by James Stewart" and titled and with publication line: "Hide and Seek", "Printed by Lloyd & Hennings", "London, Published Jany. 1, 1834, by Moon, Boys & Graves, Printsellers to His Majesty, No. 6, Pall Mall.". After a painting by James Stewart himself, in the style of David Wilkie, which was exhibited in the British Institution in 1829. Keywords: 19th century, Biedermeier, People, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 40,3 cm x 32,0 cm (15,9 x 12,6 in), Depiction: 28,6 cm x 22,7 cm (11,3 x 8,9 in) Condition: Good condition. The image makes a very good impression. Barely trimmed along the platemark, foxing in the left part of the image; marginal area slightly soiled due to age.

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51st Timed Auction: Old Master and 19th-Century Prints, Drawings, and Oil Paintings
Saturday, November 14
02:00 PM
Arndtstr. 49
60325 Frankfurt, Germany

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H. W. Fichter Kunsthandel +49 6 97 43 89 030 info@fichterart.de
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