Artist: Johann Wilhelm Meil (1733-1805) Berlin; illustrator and engraver.
Engraver: Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger (1755-1804), wood-engraver; Berlin; seems to have also worked as a published for etchings by Johann Wilhelm Meil. He also published works by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, August, and Friedrich Schlegel, etc.
Title: Standing woman with a stick in her hand.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: J.W.M.inv[ent]; U. Jun[ior]. Collector's stamp AU in ink in Gothic script verso (not in Lugt).
Dimensions: Image 5" x 3 1/4".
Date: Late XVIII C.
Materials and Techniques: woodcut on laid paper.
Provenance:
- Collection AU.
- 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: Stain l.r. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C.
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