Christian
Wilhelm Ernst Dietricy (aka Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich)
(1712–1774)
“St. William,
The Hermit Saint” (aka “Heiliger Wilhelm”; “Paysage, oit l'on voit S. Guillaume”
[Le Blanc]), 1760, etching in the manner of Salvator Rosa (1615–1673). See
the brief description of this print offered by the Cleveland Museum of Art:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1971.288.
Etching on laid
paper with a thread margin around the platemark, backed with a support sheet
providing wide margins
Size: (sheet) 18.5
x 13.9 cm; (plate) 18.3 x 13.8 cm
Inscribed in
plate: (left of centre on upper edge) “63”; (upper right corner) “Dietricy”.
State ii (of
iii) before the number (“63”) is effaced in the third state.
Le Blanc (Charles
Le Blanc 1856, “Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des
graveurs de toutes les nations: ouvrage destiné à faire suite au Manuel du
libraire par J.Ch. Brunet”, vol. 2, Paris, P. Jannet, p. 131, cat. no. 109
state ii); Linck 161 (JF Linck 1846, “Monographie der von C. W. E. Dietrich
radierten, geschabten und in Holz geschnittenen malerischen Vorstellungen”,
Berlin).
Condition: a strong
and well-printed (faultless) impression with a thread margin around the platemark
and laid onto a support of millennium quality washi paper providing wide
margins. The sheet is in a pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds,
abrasions or stains.
I am selling
this fascinating image of the French hermit who was beatified in 1202 and died in 1157, Saint
William (aka William of Maleval; Guillaume de Malavalle; William the Hermit;
William the Great), bound
against a rock with his upraised arms tied by the wrists to a tree—possibly as
an act of penitence for sins committed in his earlier years in the military?— for
AU$296 (equivalent to approximately US$186.27, EUR 171.80, or GBP 143.97 at the
time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling
to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes
levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are
not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars
(AU$296).
If you are
interested in purchasing this superb etching, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print is reserved pending confirmation of its sale
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