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Johann Adam Klein, designer

Felicissimo Capo d'Anno 1822 (Happy New Year 1822), 1821

Description

Maker

  • Johann Adam Klein, 1792-1875, German, designer

Title

Felicissimo Capo d'Anno 1822 (Happy New Year 1822)

Year

1821

Medium

Etching on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 12.7 x 10.6 cm (5 x 4 3/16 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Dr. Charles Bradley

Object Number

48.067

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty

February 3 - July 8, 2012

Small prints of Italian peasants were popular among foreigners, who delighted in the quaint local costumes. The German printmaker Johann Adam Klein produced many such prints, some of which study the clothing and accessories of a particular profession. The drunken peasant in this etching raises a glass to toast the New Year: “Felicissimo Anno Nuovo!” Klein labels his cask “Est Est Est,” the name of a famous and popular white wine from the Lazio countryside near Rome. Collectors of costume pictures often embellished such prints with watercolor to emphasize the exotic colors of peasant attire.

The Age of Canova

November 6 - December 15, 1957

Related

Johann Adam Klein, designer

Gioncataro di Roma (Cheese-Seller of Rome), 1822

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