Lot 5837 - ibid160 Estampes & Dessins de Maîtres Anciens - online only - mercredi, 23. septembre 2026, 11h00
MARIA ANNA, ARCHDUCHESS OF AUSTRIA
(Vienna 1738–1789 Klagenfurt)
Lot of 5 etchings.
1. Still life with hunting trophy. 1772.
2. Fishing boats. 1772.
3. Peasants with a hay cart in a landscape. 1772.
4. Winter amusement on the ice. 1771.
5. Mountainous landscape with peasant figures. 1772.
1. Still life with hunting trophy. 1772.
2. Fishing boats. 1772.
3. Peasants with a hay cart in a landscape. 1772.
4. Winter amusement on the ice. 1771.
5. Mountainous landscape with peasant figures. 1772.
Etching on laid paper.
Each engraved with signature, inscription and date in the plate below: gemahlet und geetzet von S. K. H. Erz. H. Ma. Anna 1772 (or 1771).
1. 22.1 × 16.6 cm (sheet size 33.5 × 25 cm).
2. 19.3 × 24.6 cm (sheet size 24.6 × 33.2 cm).
3. 22 × 16.5 cm (sheet size 33.9 × 25 cm).
4. 19.2 × 14.5 cm (sheet size 33.6 × 24.7 cm).
5. 22.4 × 16.6 cm (sheet size 33.8 × 24.5 cm).
2. 19.3 × 24.6 cm (sheet size 24.6 × 33.2 cm).
3. 22 × 16.5 cm (sheet size 33.9 × 25 cm).
4. 19.2 × 14.5 cm (sheet size 33.6 × 24.7 cm).
5. 22.4 × 16.6 cm (sheet size 33.8 × 24.5 cm).
Provenance:
- By inheritance to the present private collection, Switzerland.
Extremely rare etchings by Maria Anna, the second daughter of Maria Theresa and Francis Stephen of Lorraine. Her etchings of idyllic landscapes and still lifes, unjustly little regarded today, were produced in 1771 and 1772. That the Archduchess was nevertheless a respected artist is demonstrated by her admission as an honorary member of the Kupferstech-Akademie in Vienna, founded in 1767 (cf. Thieme-Becker XXIV, p. 91).
Conditionreport:
Excellent impressions. Isolated areas of foxing, paper somewhat browned, small creases and scratches, paper with areas of damage along the margins in places, isolated tears (not within the image). Each mounted on backing board. CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 520 / 820)
Vendu pour CHF 375 (frais inclus)