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Attributed to Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1829)
A seated Hero with Attendants and Eros approaching with a Garland; and Zeus and Hero with Eros descending to Europa and the Bull below
both with decorative borders below showing a youthful head wearing a Phrygian cap emerging from the petals of a flower
both inscribed with the plate numbers on the reverse 'II no.45', one with an old seal on the reverse
the centres black, ochre and white paint on a partly etched base varnished over, the geometric borders varnished over engravings, with painted square inserts at the corners, the decorative borders varnished over an engraved base
40 x 30in. (101.6 x 76.2cm.) and
40 x 30½in. (101.6 x 77.5cm.)
See note to previous lot
a pair (2)
A seated Hero with Attendants and Eros approaching with a Garland; and Zeus and Hero with Eros descending to Europa and the Bull below
both with decorative borders below showing a youthful head wearing a Phrygian cap emerging from the petals of a flower
both inscribed with the plate numbers on the reverse 'II no.45', one with an old seal on the reverse
the centres black, ochre and white paint on a partly etched base varnished over, the geometric borders varnished over engravings, with painted square inserts at the corners, the decorative borders varnished over an engraved base
40 x 30in. (101.6 x 76.2cm.) and
40 x 30½in. (101.6 x 77.5cm.)
See note to previous lot
a pair (2)