Antique Master Print-LANDSCAPE-MYTHOLOGY-LABOUR-REWARD-Antonissen-ca. 1770

Beschreibung

Antique Master Print, untitled. A sleeping shepherd in a field. On the ground lies a shield and spear. Beside the sleeping figure stands a female figure dressed in robes, wearing a Gorgoneion pendant. Perhaps Perseus and Athena? The female figure points at a temple on which the words 'Haec meta laboris' are written ('This after labour'). Etching / engraving on hand laid paper. Description: Source unknown, to be determined.Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Hendrik-Jozef Antonissen' after own design. Hendrik-Jozef / Henricus-Josephus Antonissen (Antwerp, 1737 1794) was a painter and etcher who specialised in landscapes and livestock genre pieces. Condition: Fair, given age. A fold through the middle of the iamge. A diagonal fold over the image. Several smaller creases. Margins cropped close to the image edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: TPCRC-C2-37 The overall size is ca. 11.5 x 9.2 inch. The image size is ca. 11.3 x 9 inch. The overall size is ca. 29.3 x 23.3 cm. The image size is ca. 28.7 x 22.9 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 53678

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