Two Polish oxen by a river or lake. Etching by J.A. Klein, 1818.

  • Klein, Johann Adam, 1792-1875.
Date:
1818
Reference:
40034i
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Description

One ox is lying next to some herbs on the bank of a river or lake. The other, standing, is branded on the rump with the letters GP

Publication/Creation

1818

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 11.8 x 14.8 cm

Lettering

JAK fec. 1818. Bears initials of J.A. Klein in monogram

References note

C. Jahn, Das Werk von Johann Adam Klein, Munich 1863, p. 84, no. 211 ("Die beiden polnischen Ochsen am Wasser")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 40034i

Notes

In series of six prints called by Jahn "Die zweite Wiener Folge von sechs Thierstücken" (Jahn nos. 208-213), and described as "ohne Titel und Einfassung ... Die Aetzdrücke sind selten"

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