A Study of Leaves, c. 1800

Not on View

Medium

etching and aquatint printed in brown on wove paper

Dimensions

image: 16.4 × 12.5 cm (6 7/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

sheet (trimmed within platemark): 17 × 13 cm (6 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
mount: 23 × 18 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

Accession Number

1999.98.5

Artists / Makers

Anton Balzer (artist) German, 1771 - 1807

Christian August Günther (artist) German, 1759 - 1824

Image Use

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Inscription

by later hand, center of mount verso in graphite: Christian Aug. Günther / Aquatinser i. Braun / (not deciphered) / (not deciphered)

Marks and Labels

Friedrich August II (Lugt 971)

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA with funds contributed by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Boerner LLC, C.G.
David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group
Friedrich August II, King of Saxony