Schneckenweib (Snail Seller)

1775

Carl Conti

Artist, Austrian, 1740 - 1795

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36.6 × 24.3 cm (14 7/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.16.35


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof.; lower right in plate: Gestochen v. Carl Conti; lower center in plate: Scheckenweib./Vendeuse d'escargots

Wikidata ID

Q77008137


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