Artist: Christian Bernhard Rode (German, 1725-1797), history painter and etcher, 1756 member and 1783 director of the 'Berliner Akademie der Künste'.
Title: Elisha visiting the widow of Sarepta
Titled and Signed in plate: "Die Witwe zu Sarepta." "2 B 1. Buch de Koenige"; B. Rode; Collector's stamp AU in ink in Gothic script verso (not in Lugt).
Dimensions: 5 7/8" x 8 1/4".
Date: 1780.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Provenance:
- Collection AU.
- 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: trimmed to platemark, the residue of glue verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1854,1020.420.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.