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Unknown Artist, Johann Georg Wille, Charles Parrocel

Seated Soldier with Spear

1700-1799

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Unknown Artist, Johann Georg Wille, Charles Parrocel

Seated Soldier with Spear

1700-1799

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 218 x 167 mm. (8 9/16 x 6 9/16 in.) Plate: 203 x 155 mm. (8 x 6 1/8 in.) Image: 177 x 132 mm. (6 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.855
A reverse copy after Wille's plate 3 from "Reitres et lansquenets" (see 1984.81.856).
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (lugt supp. 555c).
Le Blanc, Charles. Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Jean Georges Wille, graveur Le graveur en taille douce, 1 (Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1847).
Entries: 170. Millimeters. Inscriptions. States. Described. Ms. notes [UkBM]; additional states.

Apell, Aloys. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexikon der vorzüglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blätter (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): pp. 459-471.

Lawrence, H. W., Basil Lewis Dighton. French line engravings of the late eighteenth century (London: Lawrence and Jellicoe, Ltd., 1910): pp. 88.

Signed: 1

Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower right, in graphite "85 H"

Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett

Artist

Unknown Artist

Artist

Johann Georg Wille

German, 1715-1808
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Artist

Charles Parrocel

French, 1688-1752
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