Original 19th century chromolithograph after a watercolor by Eduard Hildebrandt: a Siamese family traveling by canoe among the reed beds, with the palm parasol spread above them. Signed in the stone "Siam". On the reverse, the publisher's printed label with the title "Siamesische Familie auf dem Wasser".
Original 19th century chromolithograph after a watercolor by Eduard Hildebrandt: a Siamese family traveling by canoe among the reed beds, with the palm parasol spread above them. Signed in the stone "Siam". On the reverse, the publisher's printed label with the title "Siamesische Familie auf dem Wasser".
It belongs to the series Eduard Hildebrandts Aquarelle auf seiner Reise um die Erde, issued in Berlin by R. Wagner from the watercolors the painter brought back from his voyage around the world.
Medium: Chromolithograph on thick paper, mounted on period card.
Artist / after: Eduard Hildebrandt (Danzig, 1818 - Berlin, 1868).
Lithographer: R. Steinbock.
Date: 19th century; original watercolor from the 1862 voyage.
Source: Series Aquarelle auf seiner Reise um die Erde, R. Wagner, Berlin.
Dimensions: 11 x 7.5 in (28 x 19 cm).
Condition: Good; fresh color, with light age spotting on the mounting card.