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.
Title: Der Scherenschleifer or Der Kurzwarenhändler. The Scissors-Grinder (in the manner of Ostade)
Signed and Dated in plate: Dietricy Dol (del) 1741.
Dimensions: 5 3/4" x 4 3/4" Backing sheet 7 1/2" x 6 3/4".
Edition: possibly printed later.
Date: 1741 (plate).
Materials and Techniques: etching on wove paper pasted to the backing sheet in two places along the top edge verso.
Mat and Frame: backing sheet
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: Margins cut to platemark. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1863,0808.12
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.