Pillenverkoper
Medium
etching
Dimensions
135; 95
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 135 mm x breedte 95 mm
Art Historical Context
**Pillenverkoper (Pill Seller), 1731** Created by the German Rococo artist Christian Wilhelm Ernst (1712–1774), *Pillenverkoper* a delicate etching measuring just 135 mm high by 95 mm wide. when Dietrich was only 19, this small print captures the artist's early mastery of intaglio techniques. Etching, involving acid-etched metal plates inked and pressed onto paper, allowed for intricate details and tonal subtlety—perfect for Dietrich's precise, whimsical style influenced by 17th-century masters like Rembrandt. The title, translating to "Pill Seller," evokes 18th-century European street life...
About the Artist
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich · 1712–1774
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1712–1774) was a German painter and etcher of considerable versatility, celebrated in his own time for a chameleonic ability to work convincingly in the manner of the great Dutch and Flemish masters of the preceding century. Born in Weimar, he received early training from his father and later studied under Alexander Thiele in Dresden, the city with which his caree...