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Attributed to Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1829)
A woman with a Casket attended by three Handmaidens seated below an Apple Tree, the trunk of which is entwined by a serpent, which they are feeding, with Eros carrying a dove and a Handmaiden with a cosmetic basket below; and Women bathing and at their Toilet, with Eros carrying a stole above
both with decorative borders below showing a youthful head wearing a Phrygian cap emerging from the petals of a flower
one inscribed with the plate number on the reverse 'III no.123'
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
41 x 30½in. (104.1 x 77.5cm.) and
40¾ x 30¼in. (103.5 x 76.9cm.)
See note to previous lot
a pair (2)
A woman with a Casket attended by three Handmaidens seated below an Apple Tree, the trunk of which is entwined by a serpent, which they are feeding, with Eros carrying a dove and a Handmaiden with a cosmetic basket below; and Women bathing and at their Toilet, with Eros carrying a stole above
both with decorative borders below showing a youthful head wearing a Phrygian cap emerging from the petals of a flower
one inscribed with the plate number on the reverse 'III no.123'
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
41 x 30½in. (104.1 x 77.5cm.) and
40¾ x 30¼in. (103.5 x 76.9cm.)
See note to previous lot
a pair (2)