Protection Against Cold
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 13.7 × 8 cm (5 7/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheet: 14 × 8.3 cm (5 9/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
160140
Art Historical Context
"Protection Against Cold" is a charming etching by Johann Eleazar Schenau an 18th-century artist renowned for his delicate figure studies and genre scenes. Active in Dresden, Schenau served as director of the local academy and excelled in printmaking, often capturing everyday life with a touch of Rococo elegance. This undated work, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department, exemplifies his skill in translating drawings into intimate, reproducible art. Etched on cream laid paper—a fine 18th-century support with its characteristic ribbed texture—the print measures just...