Author: Marcus, Jacob Ernst (1774-1826)
Title: [Antique etching/ets] Study print: two children in the open air. [Etudes gravées de Jacob Ernst Marcus]/Twee kinderen in de open lucht.
Description: Plate from the set of 105 etchings designed by Jacob Ernst Marcus and published monthly between November 1807 and July 1816. The plates consist in portraits and/or genre scenes. The prints that are signed and dated are later states. In 1834 the whole series was reprinted. Study print with a seated child on the left and a standing one seen from behind. Number 38 from the set. Proefdruk, before lettering. Etching on paper with margins. Plate mark: 155 x 223 mm, total: 213 x 282 mm; state I/2; right margin slightly damaged, light staining along the margins and one light damp stain within plate, otherwise in good condition. On verso traces of previous mountings. Jacob Ernst Marcus Graveur en Tekenaar, 1972, nr. 48, p. 20.

Keywords: Farmers|Fashion|Genre|Male