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Die sterbende Maria [The dying Maria]
Gedruckt unter der Direction von Strixner in München. 1827. Plate 50 x 59 cm. Support paper 60,5 x 72,5 cm. Lithograph. A short tear and some creases to the support paper. The plate is in very nice condition. A fabulous plate of the highest quality in large folio. Lithographed after Johann Schoorel (Jan Schoreel?) by Johann Nepomuk Strixner (1782-1855), one of the best early lithographers in Germany who started out around 1808. He specialized in depicting old art in lithography. He was a big contributor to the work "Les Oeuvres Lithographiques" published in Munich 1811-1816. When the present lithograph was printed in 1827 he had developed his art to a stunning level of perfection. It was published for the monumental work "Die Sammlung alt-Nieder und ober deutcher Gemälde" issued in parts 1821-1836 in Munich and Stuttgart.
