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Johann Adam Klein

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

Maker

Johann Adam Klein (German, 1792-1875), designer

Title

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

Year

1821

Medium

  • Etching on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching on wove paper

Materials

etching

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Dr. Charles Bradley

Object Number

48.067

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty
Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy
Feb 03, 2012 – Jul 08, 2012

Label copy

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
Nov 06, 1957 – Dec 15, 1957

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Johann Adam Klein (German, 1792-1875), designer
Felicissimo Capo d'Anno 1822 (Happy New Year 1822), 1821
Etching on wove paper
Plate: 12.7 x 10.6 cm (5 x 4 3/16 inches)
Gift of Dr. Charles Bradley 48.067

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