Cycle of Caricature Heads (Ein duzend Schönheiten), 9.

Josef Karel Burde - engraver

Josef Karel Burde - engraver - Cycle of Caricature Heads (Ein duzend Schönheiten), 9.
An etching from the cycle by Josef Karel Burde (1779-1848), the first inspector of the Picture Gallery of The Society of Patriotic Friends of Arts. The small-format cycle Ein duzent Schönheiten (1814) represents the first series of caricature heads in the Czech milieu. See inv. no. R 171420.
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measurements: height 40 mm
width 40 mm
material: paper
technique: etching
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inventory number: R 171423
gallery collection: Collection of Prints and Drawings
from cycle: Cycle of Caricature Heads