Artist: Alois Schönn (Vienna, 1826-1897) 

Title: "GOOSE-MARKET IN CRACOW" 

Edition: From the unsigned trade edition.

Date: 1869

Medium: Original etching on paper

Measurements: Image: about 7-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches; visible sheet: 13 x 10 inches; in 17-1/2 x 14-1/2 inch frame.

Condition: Unexamined out of frame but in apparent very good overall condition. Image is strong reflective of an early printing.

Notes: As stated, etched ('sculpt") by Unger after a painting by Alois Schönn. Published by Appleton & Co., New York.

Biography:

Alois Schönn (* 11. March 1826 in Vienna ; † 16th September 1897 in Krumpendorf am Wörthersee , Carinthia)

Born in Vienna, Alois Schönn studied the technique of engraving from 1841-42 and history painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under the guidance of Joseph von Führich and Eduard van der Nüll from 1845-48.  He painted his first battle paintings during the Italian campaign.  In the course of his many trips, he specialized in oriental genre scenes. Over the years he undertook numerous study trips to Hungary, France, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, Galicia and Holland. In 1861 he became a member of the Association of Visual Artists Vienna, 1866 Member of the Vienna Academy and 1877 Honorary ao. Professor ebendort. For his merits in the 1873 Vienna World Exhibition he was awarded the Order of Franz Joseph. 

In the 1860s, he became a member of the association of Fine Arts in Vienna and the Vienna Academy as well as professor of the Academy. 

The Schönngasse in Vienna is named after him. Today, works by the artist are part of numerous museum collections, including the Heeresgeschichtliche Museum and the Wien Museum.

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