Le Mar.al de Saxe
in of na 1818 - in of voor 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
275; 180
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 275 mm x breedte 180 mm
Art Historical Context
"Le Maréchal de Saxe" is an anonymous lithograph from sometime around or after 1818 and before1842, capturing the likeness of Maurice de Saxe, the renowned 18th-century Saxon field marshal who served France with distinction. Measuring 275 mm high by 180 mm wide, this print exemplifies the era's fascination with military heroes from the Age of Enlightenment and beyond, likely produced as a commemorative portrait amid lingering Napoleonic nostalgia. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaking in the early 19th century by allowing artists to draw directly on stone with greasy crayon...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...