Artist: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, 1712-1774), painter and etcher. 1731 court painter under Augustus the Strong, using the name 'Dietericy' from c.1732. 1741 appointed court painter to Augustus III; 1748 superintendent of the Dresden painting collection. 1763 professor at Dresden Academy and 1764-66 director of the art school attached to the Meissen porcelain manufactory.
Draftsman: unknown.
Title: Mountain landscape with drinking oxen.
Inscription: Inscription in ink along lower margin, partially legible: "There's a landscape..." (appears to be 19th-century script).
Dimensions: Sheet 6" x 9".
Date: XIX C.
Materials and Techniques: Graphite drawing on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-1991-723 (for the etching).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C.