Artist: Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian, 1844-1900)
Medium: Antique heliogravure on wove paper after the original oil on panel by a Master Engraver.
Signature: Signed in the plate
Dimensions: Image Size 6 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 16 x 18 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Mihály Munkácsy is one of the most significant painters of the 19th century. Even today he is regarded as the greatest Hungarian painter by admirers, art historians and collectors of his paintings. Some of his paintings became world sensations as soon as he finished them; he was celebrated by art connoisseurs and the art-loving public of Europe, America and Hungary.