Vaclav Hoffmann - The Holy Child Jesus - detail of advertisement

Antique: Vaclav Hoffmann - The Holy Child Jesus

Old coloured original copper engraving on paper 52,2 x 37,8 cm. Lower center the title page: Das Hl. Kind Jesus. Portrait of Baby Jesus. In the right part depiction of St. Magdalene standing on a column. In the left part a depiction of Saint Veronica standing on a column. In the lower part a depiction of the Stations of the Cross of Christ. Marked lower right: Prag bei W. Hoffmann. Uunframed.  

Vaclav Hoffmann, also Hoffmann ( 22. 6. 1872 Kuks - 6. 12. 1858? Prague )

He worked in Prague from about 1812, in 1819 he was granted a concession to run an independent copperplate printing house. He specialized in creating and printing large and small holy pictures, greeting cards and sheets with nativity scenes.