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Pipe-smoking man with turban seated on a rococo ornament, Smokers on rococo ornament, print, ornamental print, Series number, 7, 12, printmaker: Johann Esaias Nilson, Augsburg, 1731 - 1788, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, height 78 mm x width 104 mm, After the acquisition of the Niemeyer firm by British American Tobacco Group, the latter decided to dispose of the collection of the Niemeyer Tobacco Museum. The manager of the collection, the Northern Maritime Museum, organized open days for museums in January 2011 where they could express their preferences for collection items. The objects were appraised by Christie's staff and subsequently offered for acquisition to interested museums. The Rijksprentenkabinet selected 46 prints from the collection at the value determined by Christie's staff. H. Leeflang, 2011-06-09. Numbers 1-4, 3-8 and 9-12 come from a single plate., pipe, tobacco, A detailed black ink engraving shows an ornate swirling foliate design with layered acanthus-like scrolls and textured shading, centered around a seated figure wearing a patterned cap and draped clothing, who holds a long thin rod topped with a small floral cluster; stylized leaves and flowers extend outward from the central ornamentation, and the composition is framed by a simple rectangular border on a light paper background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B26_485

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.6Mo (12.3Mo) / 41.4cm x 30.6cm / 4886 x 3618 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pipe-smoking man turban seated rococo ornament Smokers print ornamental print Series number 7 12 printmaker Johann Esaias Nilson Augsburg 1731 - 1788 Bavaria paper engraving etching height 78 mm x width 104 mm acquisition Niemeyer firm British American Tobacco Group latter decided dispose collection Niemeyer Tobacco Museum manager Northern Maritime Museum organized open days museums January 2011 express preferences collection items objects appraised Christie's staff subsequently offered interested museums Rijksprentenkabinet selected 46 prints value determined H Leeflang 2011-06-09 Numbers 1-4 3-8 9-12 come single plate pipe tobacco detailed black ink engraving ornate swirling foliate design layered acanthus- scrolls textured shading centered seated figure wearing patterned cap draped clothing holds long thin rod topped small floral cluster stylized leaves flowers extend outward central ornamentation composition framed simple rectangular border light paper background