J. REINHART (1761-1847), Gorge near Subiaco, 1799,... Lot 101

J. REINHART (1761-1847), Gorge near Subiaco, 1799, Etching Johann Christian Reinhart (1761 Hof/Bavaria - 1847 Rom): Gorge near Subiaco with hunter and dog on the banks of the Aniene, 1799, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: lower left signed in the printing plate: "C. Reinhart fec". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "A Subiaco". lower left dated: "Roma 1792". Date: 1799 Description: The engraving depicts an idyllic natural scene in a gorge of the Aniene near Subiaco. Lush trees and rocks form a wild, mountainous landscape. A hunter and his dog appear in the foreground, emphasising the stillness and vastness of the space. Probably a later print for the French-language edition of the "Malerisch radirte Prospekte von Italien". Source: Collection de vues pittoresques de l'Italie : dessinées d'après nature, et gravées a l'eau forte a Rome, par trois peintres allemands / A.-C. Dies, Charles Reinhart, Jaques Méchau, 1799 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Aniene; Campagna Romana; engraving; nature scene; trees; rocks; mountain landscape; shepherd; dog; idyll; wilderness; silence; vastness; foreground;, 18th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Paper: 42,1 cm x 31,0 cm (16,6 x 12,2 in), Plate: 37,5 cm x 28,3 cm (14,8 x 11,1 in), Depiction: 34,9 cm x 26,7 cm (13,7 x 10,5 in)