The Mouth of Truth, ca. 1776–1780

ArtistMaria Catharina Prestel, Nürnberg 1747–1794 London

Artistnach Albrecht Altdorfer, Regensburg 1482–1538 Regensburg

Aquatint

Panel dimensions33,9 × 24 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThe abbreviation “M. C.” stands for the engraver Maria Catharina Prestel. Together with her husband and former teacher Johann Gottlieb Prestel, she opened a workshop in Nuremberg that specialised in the reproduction of drawings. This print is a copy of a work from the collection of the Nuremberg merchant Paulus Praun, which was famous in the eighteenth century. After the Prestels’ separation, Maria Catharina went to London, where she worked successfully as a reproduction engraver for various publishers.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[…]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberKA (FP) 17597 D

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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