Original etching engraved by Charles Courtry after the painting by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala: a group of the faithful kneeling before two Baroque confessionals, in half-light. Signed in the copperplate by both, "Edouard Zamacois pinx." at the left and "Ch. Courtry sculp." at the right.
Original etching engraved by Charles Courtry after the painting by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala: a group of the faithful kneeling before two Baroque confessionals, in half-light. Signed in the copperplate by both, "Edouard Zamacois pinx." at the left and "Ch. Courtry sculp." at the right.
Zamacois (Bilbao, 1841 - Madrid, 1871) made his name very young in the Paris of the Second Empire with meticulously finished genre scenes, and died at twenty-nine. Charles Courtry (1846-1897) was one of the most sought-after reproductive etchers of his time.
Medium: Etching
Artist / after: Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala (1841-1871)
Engraver / lithographer: Charles Courtry (1846-1897)
Date: 1892
Dimensions: 8.3 x 11.9 in (21 x 30.3 cm)
Condition: Good impression, with velvety blacks. Paper with light toning and slight staining at the edges