Johann Esaias Nilson

German, 1721 - 1788

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German draughtsperson and painter (1721-1788)

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Johann Esaias Nilson, Das Billardspielen (Billiard Players), 1756, engraving with etching on laid paper, Gift of the Ratjen Foundation, 2007.111.190

Das Billardspielen (Billiard Players)

Johann Esaias Nilson · 1756 · engraving with etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2007.111.190

Johann Esaias Nilson, An Elegant Company Playing Board Games, 1756, pen and gray ink with gray wash, corrected with white gouache, over traces of graphite, on laid paper, incised throughout, the verso reddened for transfer, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2007.111.134

An Elegant Company Playing Board Games

Johann Esaias Nilson · 1756 · pen and gray ink with gray wash, corrected with white gouache, over traces of graphite, on laid paper, incised throughout, the verso reddened for transfer ·  Accession ID  2007.111.134

Johann Esaias Nilson, Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards, 1756, pen and black ink with gray and black wash over traces of graphite, heightened with white gouache on laid paper, incised throughout and laid down, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2007.111.133

Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards

Johann Esaias Nilson · 1756 · pen and black ink with gray and black wash over traces of graphite, heightened with white gouache on laid paper, incised throughout and laid down ·  Accession ID  2007.111.133

Johann Esaias Nilson, Das Bretspiel (Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Board Games), 1756, engraving with etching on laid paper, Gift of the Ratjen Foundation, 2007.111.189

Das Bretspiel (Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Board Games)

Johann Esaias Nilson · 1756 · engraving with etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2007.111.189

Johann Esaias Nilson, Façon moderne d'une Porte de Jardin (A Garden Door in the Modern Style), c. 1755/1760, etching and engraving on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1993.54.1

Façon moderne d'une Porte de Jardin (A Garden Door in the Modern Style)

Johann Esaias Nilson · c. 1755/1760 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1993.54.1

Johann Esaias Nilson, Project d'une Grotte (Plan for a Grotto), c. 1755/1760, etching and engraving on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1993.54.3

Project d'une Grotte (Plan for a Grotto)

Johann Esaias Nilson · c. 1755/1760 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1993.54.3

Johann Esaias Nilson, Invention d'une Cascade (Design for a Cascade), c. 1755/1760, etching and engraving on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1993.54.2

Invention d'une Cascade (Design for a Cascade)

Johann Esaias Nilson · c. 1755/1760 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1993.54.2

Johann Esaias Nilson, Dessein d'une Fontaine orné avec les quatre Elements (Design for a Fountain Decorated with the Four Elements), c. 1755/1760, etching and engraving on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1993.54.4

Dessein d'une Fontaine orné avec les quatre Elements (Design for a Fountain Decorated with the Four Elements)

Johann Esaias Nilson · c. 1755/1760 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1993.54.4

Johann Esaias Nilson, Rococo Fountain with Lovers and the Four Elements, pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1990.135.1

Rococo Fountain with Lovers and the Four Elements

Johann Esaias Nilson · · pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.135.1

Johann Esaias Nilson, Cartouche Moderne with a Young Couple Being Served Wine, etching [counterproof] with drawing in pen and black ink and gray wash, on laid paper incised with grounding in red chalk for transfer on verso, Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2000.89.1

Cartouche Moderne with a Young Couple Being Served Wine

Johann Esaias Nilson · · etching [counterproof] with drawing in pen and black ink and gray wash, on laid paper incised with grounding in red chalk for transfer on verso ·  Accession ID  2000.89.1