Heinrich Merz (1806-1857), Female virtues of purity, piety and fidelity, c.1810, Etching

Beschreibung: Heinrich Merz (1806 St. Gallen - 1857 Kufstein), Representation of the three female virtues of purity, piety and fidelity in a historicizing scene in front of a medieval castle, after 1810, Etching

Technique: Etching on paper
Size: 28,8 x 21,1 cm, Additional sizes: Paper: 46,7 x 38,1 cm, Plate: 35,4 x 25,3 cm | 11 1/3 x 8 1/3 in, Plate: 14 x 10 in
Inscription: lower left monogrammed: "FP", lower right dated: "1810"

Condition: Very good condition. The edges are untrimmed and damaged in places by slight impact marks and individual, minimal marginal tears. Lower right along the edge brown liquid spots are visible. The image makes an impeccable impression.

Description: After a model by the Nazarene and romantic artist Franz Pforr. From the portfolio "Compositions and hand drawings from the estate of Franz Pforr. | Published by the Kunstverein zu Frankfurt am Main." - Second issue.

Keywords: Romanticism, Figure, Prints, Germany, Artist'S Estate, Portfolio, Nazarene, Fashion, Beauties, Courtly Society, Idealized Middle Ages

Zustand: Very good condition. The edges are untrimmed and damaged in places by slight impact marks and individual, minimal marginal tears. Lower right along the edge brown liquid spots are visible. The image makes an impeccable impression. Hinweise: Romanticism, Figure, Prints, Germany, Artist'S Estate, Portfolio, Nazarene, Fashion, Beauties, Courtly Society, Idealized Middle Ages Abmessungen: 28,8 x 21,1 cm, Additional sizes: Paper: 46,7 x 38,1 cm, Plate: 35,4 x 25,3 cm | 11 1/3 x 8 1/3 in, Plate: 14 x 10 in Name des Künstlers: Heinrich Merz (1806-1857) Medium: Etching on paper