Jean Marie Delattre After Peter Pasquin, A Set Of 18th-Century Etchings

Jean Marie Delattre After Peter Pasquin, A Set Of 18th-Century EtchingsThis fine set of 18th century etchings by Jean Marie Delattre (1746 1840) depict four dining tables, each with a set of items relating to a theme Penury (poverty), Choice, Frugality and Necessity. Theyre cleverly done and abundant with symbolism. In Choice, were confronted with a pleasant dilemma add lemon or sugar? While in Penury, the scene is bleak with scraps of food and broken pots. Necessity depicts a table crammed with medicine (and an ominous

Hansson spent his career either studying or teaching others

depicts an older man sitting in a cellar and drinking beer

you can lose yourself momentarily

Time has taken its toll

In his right hand

We’ve considered restoring it but

Or perhaps a symbolic justification for the revolution itself

It’s easy to imagine a son standing with his right hand resting on his mother’s arm

Jacobsen was a prolific artist and produced a diverse portfolio of work

These proved popular and his studio was a hive of activity throughout his working life

he gained access to the Academy in Düsseldorf

The work is an oil on copper and presented in a splendid giltwood scroll and foliate frame