NORBLIN John Peter (1745 - 1830), Peasant homestead.

Peasant homestead.

Etching, paper. 1778 Signedand dated in the upper left corner: "Norblin f. 1777" Dimensions: 4.8 x 8.6 cm, framed with glass: 27 x 32 cm.
Good condition (U H. "Farm yard"). - Two peasant huts, covered with straw, directly adjacent to each other; the crowns of several large trees stand over their thatched roofs. In the foreground on the left is a pile of manure. At the entrance to the first of the huts stand two women with a dog at their feet. A lounge frame richly decorated with floral ornamentation. Deep profile with several dodges and an inner decorative molding. Gilding in old gold tone with darkening in the recesses (patination to emphasize the relief).
Lit.:Hillemacherr, 1865, item 38. Jan Piotr Norblin, Italian: Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine (b. July 15, 1745 in Misy-sur-Yonne, d. February 23, 1830 in Paris) - French painter, draughtsman and printmaker, from 1774 he was in the service of the Czartoryski family, in 1774-1796[1] he was active in Poland, one of the most important painters of the Stanislawski period, at the beginning of the 20th century referred to as the father of Polish genre painting.