Author: Gottfried Bernhard Goetz (Göz) (1708-1774)
Title: [Antique print, engraving] Allegory of the element of Water: Wasser, published ca. 1750, 1 p.
Description: Allegory of the element of water. Pastoral scene with personnages beside fountains and waterfall, within rocaille ornament frame. On the bottom margin text in German.Signed on the bottom right corner:  G.B. Göz Cath. inv. sc. et excud. A.V. On the bottom left corner the privilege.[NL] Allegorie van het element water. Pastorale scène van mensen bij waterbronnen en watervallen. Rocaille (schelpmotief, roccoco) ornamenten omlijsten de scène. In de marge een vier regelige Duitse tekst. Engraving on paper, with margins; total: 397 x 244 mm. Dirt, light staining and rubbing, some damages along the margins, especially at bottom, repaired tears, traces of previous binding on the top margin; mounted on cardboard mat, under paper passepartout; overall in fair condition.

Keywords: Allegories|Design|Germany|Iconography|Water