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Designs for Lids of Tobacco Boxes (2)

Elias Baeck German
Elias Baeck German
Publisher Albrecht Schmidt German

ca. 1710–30

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Rectangular design for the lid of a tobacco box. In the center a compartment with a (Dutch?) seascape showing various types of ships on a rough sea. The scene is surrounded by a decorative frame with battling men below and a trophy with fishing nets, oars and a sailor on top.

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Title: Designs for Lids of Tobacco Boxes (2)

Artist: Elias Baeck (German, Laybach 1679–1747 Augsburg)

Publisher: Albrecht Schmidt (German, active in Augsburg, 18th century (first half))

Date: ca. 1710–30

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Plate: 3 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9.4 x 14 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1941

Accession Number: 41.24.7(2)

Chronology

Central Europe (including Germany), 1600-1800 A.D.

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