Posted 4 years ago
Bellisima
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This was my great grandmothers - I have found some information about it, I dare not remove the back as it is all original framing. From what I could find out about Frederick Keppel, he was a huge art dealer. I am trying to find a reputable art dealer who might know more about this etching and advise possible worth, so I can get it properly insured.
The original painting of this work is made by Hans Holbein the Younger. It is the Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam.
This ething is made Félix Bracquemond (in 1863)
https://www.meisterdrucke.nl/fijne-kunsten-afdruk/Felix-Bracquemond/711957/Erasmus,-na-Holbein,-1863..html
I believe these are his quotes...
"In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself."