Antique Master Print-DWARFS-EARLY LITHOGRAPH-Piloty-Callot-c.1810-1820

Description Medium: Crayon-style lithograph on wove (vellin) paper. Sheet size: 32.5 x 23.7 cm (12.8 x 9.33 inch). Image size: 27.5 x 19.6 cm. (10.83 x 7.72 inch). Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning, faint creasing lower left, very minor foxing. Reverse shows old attachment remnants. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. JACQUES CALLOT, DWARFS, GROTESQUE, CHARACTER STUDY, LITHOGRAPH, EARLY LITHOGRAPHY, FERDINAND PILOTY, 19TH CENTURY, BAROQUE STYLE | EXPO-GERMAN BACKGROUND INFORMATION From the “Oeuvres Lithographiques” by Piloty & Strixner. Biography engraver: Ferdinand Piloty (1786-1844) was a German lithographer based in Munich. He collaborated with Johann Nepomuk Strixner on the renowned “Oeuvre Lithographique”, producing fine lithographic reproductions of works by old masters. Biography artist: Jacques Callot (1592-1635) was a French baroque printmaker from Nancy, active in Italy and France. He is known for his technical innovation in etching and his vivid depictions of soldiers, beggars, and theatrical figures.