A robust female figure of Truth overwhelms a male figure of Envy; the dynamism of their struggle is visually conveyed through the shimmer of gold that highlights the composition. From her husband and teacher Johann Gottlieb Prestel (1739–1808), Maria Catharina learned the process of aquatint, which uses acid to embed compositional details in the metal printing plate.The technique allowed for more sensitive gradations of light and dark when creating replications of other artist’s works, such as this reproduction of a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist Jacopo Ligozzi. Despite the presence of Johann’s name on the print, scholars have reclaimed it as Maria Catharina’s work. Five years after this print’s production, Maria Catharina separated from her husband, moving with their four children to London, England, where she successfully established her own print workshop that specialized in reproducing paintings and drawings by such artists as Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788).