Dimensions: 29 x 40.5 cm (clear passe-partout)
Signed l.d.: 'M. Plonski f1802'
The work comes from the portfolio: "Recueil de 19 planches etudes de figures, dessinees d'apres nature,a Amsterdamen 1702 (1802) en gravees spiril'uellement al'eau forepar M. Plonski a Paris", published after 1802. Wooden frame - silver-plated external dimensions 50 x 62cm. Card on which the etchings are placed is handmade paper. Passe partout acid-free museum. Museum UV glass.
Biography
Draughtsman and printmaker. He studied under Jan Piotr Norblin. In 1800-10 he stayed in Holland and Paris. He made several hundred pen drawings and dozens of engravings in etching technique. His main work is "Recueil de 19 planches etudes des figures dessinees d`apres nature a Amsterdam en 1802 et gravees spirituellement a l`eau forte par M." published in Holland. Plonski a Paris" In his engravings he depicted caricatured types of beggars, traders, vagabonds. He also made miniature portraits and reproductions of works by old masters, mainly Rembrandt.
