Original 1877 etching engraved by Charles Waltner after the painting La Consolation by Ferenc Paczka, shown at the Paris Salon of that year: a woman in a bonnet comforts a man seated in an armchair, both hands on his forearm.
Original 1877 etching engraved by Charles Waltner after the painting La Consolation by Ferenc Paczka, shown at the Paris Salon of that year: a woman in a bonnet comforts a man seated in an armchair, both hands on his forearm.
The etching was published in the Paris review L'Art, which commissioned the best etchers to translate the works of the Salon, and was printed in the workshop of Alfred Salmon. Charles Waltner (1846-1925) was one of the most sought-after French engravers of his generation.
Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: Ferenc Paczka (1856-1925), who signs the print "Francois Paczka".
Engraver: Charles Waltner (1846-1925).
Date: 1877.
Source: L'Art review, Paris; Salon of 1877, printed by A. Salmon.
Dimensions: 7.1 x 10.2 in (18 x 25.8 cm).
Condition: Good. Light toning and cockling of the paper in the right margin.