Jeune Paysan de la Foret Noire
Christian von Mechel (1737 - 1817)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1783
Materials
Paper
Measurements
202 x 130 mms
Place of origin
Switzerland
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 353591.2
Summary
Print, etching. Jeune Paysan de la Foret Noire by Christian von Mechel (1737 - 1817) 1783. Swiss. Young Peasant from the Black Forest region in peasant costume sharpening a scythe and smoking a pipe. 'A. Bastre chez Chr de Mechel'. Gilt frame, glazed.
Provenance
Part of the Lothian Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by Philip, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940).
Makers and roles
Christian von Mechel (1737 - 1817)