Amable Louis Schneider, “Shepherdess Seated at the Entrance of a Stone Shelter with Her Resting Flock”, mid-1800s

Amable Louis Schneider (aka Louis A. Schnaider) (1824-1884)

“Shepherdess Seated at the Entrance of a Stone Shelter with Her Resting Flock” (descriptive title only), mid-1800s, after a painting by the artist.

Etching on buff coloured chine collé on heavy wove paper, trimmed with a small margin around the chine collé and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 18.5 x 22cm; (chine collé) 16.5 x 21cm; (image borderline) 14.7 x 19.3cm.

Inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Am. Schmeider p: et sc.”.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression, trimmed with a small margin around the chine collé and laid onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins.  The sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or stains.

I am offering this rare and remarkably beautiful etching for a total price of AU$256 (approximately US$166.28, EUR 142.07, or GBP 123.07). This price includes worldwide express postage and handling. Please note that any applicable import duties or taxes imposed by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you are interested in acquiring this evocative etching, which highlights the mid-nineteenth-century fascination with the raw realities of rural life, please note the setting within a Roman-arched ruin—possibly with additional ruins in the distance—suggesting a connection between the present moment of the resting shepherdess and an ancient past. To purchase, contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com, and I will send you a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.