Standing male peasant, after Abraham Bloemaert (Gorinchem 1566-Utrecht 1651).

Hörmann von und zu Guttenberg, Christoph Friedrich (18th century).

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(Germany, probably Augsburg), 23 Mai 1734. Engraving on laid paper. Standing man facing left, hands held behind his back, on the ground next to him are a basket, a can, and a wooden stick. At right below image signed in the plate, 'CFH fec'. Below image dated in contemporary handwriting "23 Maij 1734" and in lower right corner in contemporary handwriting "Hörman". 18,2 x 10,7 cm.*Not in Nagler Monogrammisten. Rare print. Not much is known about Christoph Friedrich Hörmann von und zu Guttenberg, he was probably born in Kaufbeuren (Schwaben) 1715 and was according to Thieme-Becker XVII, 219, active as a painter and engraver in Augsburg (two dated engravings Augsburg 1746 and 1755 are known) and ca. 1760 in Ulm. He was the son-in-law of the publisher M. Engelbrecht. Abraham Bloemaert was a Dutch genre, portrait and history painter, etcher and engraver. Bloemaert's original drawing is preserved in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. In the first edition of Bloemaert's 'Artis Apelleae liber' (the so called 'Tekenboek') of 1652-1654, an engraving after this drawing was published as print 53 (in database of British Museum). In the edition of Amsterdam, Ottens, 1740 it is print 85. - Some brown spots; bright impression with ample margins. As not much is known about the engraver, the contemporary handwritten date: '23 Maij 1734' and the name 'Hörman' in the blank lower margin of our print provide very interesting additional biographical information. [(2238)]. Seller Inventory # 2238

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Title: Standing male peasant, after Abraham ...

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