'J.E. MARCUS F. JANUARY 1810.'Three women seated or standing in conversation and reading, wearing Empire-style dresses and shawls; figures are set in an open park or garden setting.Made by Jacob Ernst Marcus after own design.Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 inch). Image size: 18.2 x 11.6 cm. (7.17 x 4.57 inch).REGENCY FASHION, WOMEN READING, DUTCH PRINT, EMPIRE STYLE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, SHAWLS, FEMALE PORTRAIT GROUP | DOOS-MARCUSBACKGROUND INFORMATIONPublished as part of the series "Studiebeelden en Fragmenten" (Study Images and Fragments), a series of 105 etchings, various sizes, signed and dated in the plate between December 1807 and June 1816, published by S. de Grebber in Amsterdam. Later republished as: Studie-prentwerk / Etudes gravees (Study printwork).Biography engraver: Jacob Ernst Marcus (1774-1826) was a Dutch painter, etcher, engraver, and lithographer. Born on Sint Eustatius and later active in Amsterdam, he studied under Reinier