Artist: Hans (Johann) Canon. Hans Canon was the pseudonym of Johann Baptist Strašiřipka (also rendered as Johann Baptist Straschiripka or Hans Purschka-Straschiripka[1] (1829 - 1885) an Austrian history and portrait painter.
Engraver: Johann Klaus (Austrian, 1847 - 1893), painter, etcher, and reproductive engraver.
Title: The Flamingo Hunters.
Signed in plate: CANON, 1877 (engraving lines obscure most of the date).
Dimensions: Image 5 3/8 x 9". Sheet 7 7/8" x 10 7/8".
Date: Circa 1880.
Materials and Techniques: etching 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.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Austrian School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.