Ferdinand Kobell Etchings 18th Century - Studies of Nature

Features

Artist:  Ferdinand Kobell (1740-1799)

Artwork title:  Etudes d'après nature

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject:  Human Figures

Artistic technique:  Printing

Technical specification:  Etching (Cable Engraving)

Description : Etudes d'après nature

Group of 12 etchings on a hardboard notebook. From the catalogue raisonné of Kobell's works, published in 1822 by Baron de Stengel, it is also possible to recover the titles of the individual engravings, which depict figures from popular life. The first one also has the title: "Etudes d'après nature, dessinées et gravées par Ferdinand Kobell,...". (Studies from life, drawn and printed by Ferdinand Kobell), with the Parisian locations mentioned below. The titles of the other figures, in the order of their presentation in our collection, are as follows: Return from the Market, The Beggars, The Messengers, The Stonemason (Sculpture Seller), The Brush Seller, The Vegetable Seller, The Hat Seller, The Junk Dealer (Print Seller), The Peasant at the Market (Sleeping), The Second-hand Clothes Dealer, The Blind Man.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures.

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 27,5
Width: 20
Depth: 1