Artist: Unknown German/Austrian artist XIX C.
Title: Equestrian Portrait of a Cavalry Officer. A preparatory work for printmaking. A mirrored image.
Signed illegible and Dated 1878 (mirrored signature and date from 1878). Verso inscribed by graphite: pencil and white wash for high lights.
Dimensions: 12 3/4" x 15 5/8".
Date: 1878.
Materials and Techniques: graphite and white wash on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: remnants of an old mounting verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XIX C.