Description
Florist (After the Bartholomé Esteban Murillo), 19. century, steeling/stipple on paper, engraver.
Representative press according to the famous image "The Flower Girl (Spring)“Spanish Master Bartolomé Esteban Murill (1617–1682), Today in Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. The composition exactly matches: a girl sitting at the pillar, with a rose in a turban cap and with roses spread out in the folds of a patterned scarf; in the background of the landscape. Original period gilded frame with a nice natural patina. Paper with traces of age and rare spots, overall good, decorative condition, ready to hang. Temporary identification: Murillo, The Flower Girl (cca 1665–1670).
Age: probably 2. polovina 19. century (cca 1850–1890).
Technique: steeling/stipple on paper.
Artist: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682), The Flower Girl (Spring).
Dimensions: frame: height 39 cm, width 34 cm, depth 4,5 cm, frameless: height 32 cm, width 26,5 cm