Kupferstichhändler (Print Seller)

1775

Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Johann Christian Brand

Artist, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image shows a man standing with his right foot forward and slightly turned to his right. He has distinct facial features with medium-length wavy hair extending from beneath a wide, brimmed hat. He is dressed in historical attire, holding a rolled-up paper in his right hand and a large framed image in his left arm. The framed image contains a detailed scene with multiple figures. The background is plain and unadorned.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.9 × 24.5 cm (14 1/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.5 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.9

  • Series Title

    Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: lower left in plate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof.; lower right in plate: Gestochen vo. C. Brand Jr.; lower center in plate:Kupferstichhändler./Vendeur d'Estampes

Wikidata ID

Q77008069

You may be interested in

Loading Results