{"product_id":"antique-german-engraving-hesse-cassel-arms-1795","title":"Antique German Engraving Hesse-Cassel State Arms, Dated 1795","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAntique German copper engraving of the full state arms of Hesse-Cassel, dated 1795 in the plate. The title, \"Hochfürstliche Hessen-Casselische Wappen,\" is lettered in period German script above the achievement, which depicts the complete marshalled coat of the ruling House of Hesse-Cassel: a complex quartered shield combining the arms of Hesse, Thuringia, Hanau, Katzenelnbogen, and the associated counties, surmounted by a full array of helmets and crests and flanked by two crowned griffin supporters with baroque mantling. The engraving is from a German armorial publication of the late 18th century and represents the official princely achievement at a historically charged moment — 1795 falls squarely in the period when Hesse-Cassel was navigating the French Revolutionary Wars just fifteen years after its Hessian troops served as mercenaries in the American Revolution, the most famous such arrangement in colonial history. Sourced in England, where German dynastic prints circulated widely through aristocratic and antiquarian collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Subject | State arms of Hesse-Cassel (Hochfürstliche Hessen-Casselische Wappen)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Medium | Copper engraving on laid paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Origin | Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Age | 1795, date engraved in the plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Style | Late 18th century German heraldic engraving; from a German armorial publication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified professional engraver, German states, 1795\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Signature | None; plate date \"1795\" engraved below the achievement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Image size | 5.25 in W x 7 in H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Framed size | 10.25 in W x 13 in H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Frame | Later black-painted wood frame with cream mat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe engraving is in good antique condition. The impression is complete and legible with no losses to the image. The paper has aged to a warm cream tone consistent with laid paper of the period, with light overall toning and scattered minor foxing spots visible across the sheet. There are no tears, breaks, or significant losses to the paper. The plate detail is clear throughout, including the fine cross-hatching, the calligraphic German script title, and the 1795 plate date below the achievement. The later black wood frame and cream mat are clean and present well, though the frame is not period and carries no additional value. The hardboard backing is intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51464954216726,"sku":"AMD-03347","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/June_Enland_2026-5507.jpg?v=1782847752","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/antique-german-engraving-hesse-cassel-arms-1795","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}