Abel SCHLICHT (Mannheim 1754 - 1826) "The storm" (der Sturm) Original etching in aquatint from a painting by Claude Joseph Vernet in the collections of the Gemalde Galerie of Mannheim, signed in plate on the rock in the center of the left side of the composition and published in 1788. Beautiful specimen printed in color in shades of ocher and brown, trimmed just to the frame line and resting on a support sheet, overall in excellent general condition. Rare work, of great executive commitment, much appreciated and sought after by collectors. Bibliography: Heller - Andresen "Handbuch fur Kupferstichsammler" Leipzig 1870 No. 6. Nagler "Neues Allgemeines Kunstler Lexicon" Leipzig sd vol.XVII page 251 n ° 7. Thieme - Becker "Allgemeines Lexicon der bildenden Kunstler" Leipzig, sd vol.XXX page 108. Measurements in mm: 445 x 635 the sheet