• Artists other than Dutch

    French Artists: Charles L. Lingée

    Charles L. Lingée 1748-1819

    Plate has its full margins

    L’ occupation, Lingee after Freudenberg, This engraving is one out of a suite of several prints, called: “Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle”. 
    The series was meant to educate people about the fashion, manners and morals of the wealthy. This one is from the first suite and deals mainly with costume and manners. In the lower left corner it reads: I. H. E. inv. S. Freudenberg del. On the right it reads: Lingee sculp. In the middle there is also an address in Paris and the date: 1774. The plate measures 43 x 29,5 cm. and is printed on laid paper.

     

     

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    Austrian Artists: Solomon Kleiner

    Solomon Kleiner, 1700-1761 was an Austrian graphical artist.


    The Austrian engraver Salomon Kleiner made this engraving of ‘Lustshloss Favorite’.

    1) Un grand Boulingrain borde des Marroniers S. (Salomon) Kleiner commissioned by publisher I. A Pfeffel.

    An engraving by Austrian engraver Kleiner, Salomon of the gardens of ‘Lustshloss “Favorite”.’

    ‘ Favorite’ by Kleiner

    The first engraving is dated between 1723-1726, and called ” Un grand Boulingrain borde des Marroniers”. and in German: “Ein groses Boulingrain mit kastanien baumen belest”. 

    A big bassin shaped garden and border planted with chestnut trees.

    On this nice engraving we see a group of people strolling and enjoying a wonderful, 18th century garden. This garden is probably located in Mainz next to the Rhine river and called ” Lustschloss Favorite” and also just “Favorite”.

    This was the location of a German castle with huge gardens, meant to please the eye and entertain with huge Baroque gardens and water games.The whole complex was build between 1700 and 1730. Luckily, there is a lot of information about this Castle and eventually its destruction so you can enjoy the rich history behind this engraving. A lot of information is also available about the maker, Salomon Kleiner.

    Measure: 28 x 19,5 cm.

     

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    French Artists: Antoine Louis Romanet

    Romanet 1742-1810 after Freudenberg

    This is one of the customs and rituals gravures, Freudenberg, painter and engraver, produced for publisher Francois Prault. These plates where meant to educate the not so rich in the ways, fashion and etiquette of the happy few. The plates where not a big success because Freudenberg had no knowledge of the French high society customs. At one point, (1773) Freudenberg disappeared all together, thus never finishing the series. Some of these plates are finished by others in this case Romanet. The plate measures: 49.5 x 29,5 cm. and is printed on laid paper. Ca. 1770-1780.

    this plate is sold 2020

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