Schlawack mit Fohrdecken (Slavic Mat Seller)
Medium
engraving with etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 36.5 × 24.2 cm (14 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased as an Anonymous Gift
Accession Number
2015.16.23
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the National Gallery of Art, where we encounter *Schlawack mit Fohrdecken (Slavic Mat Seller)*, an enchanting 1775 engraving with etching by Friedrich August Brand, faithfully reproducing a composition by his relative, Johann Christian Brand. Created in Vienna during the late Rococo era, this print captures a humble Slavic vendor peddling woven mats and horse blankets (*Fohrdecken*), evoking the vibrant street life of the multi-ethnic Habsburg Empire. Johann Christian Brand, a prominent Austrian painter known for his lively genre scenes and landscapes, infused his works with a sense...