Antique Victorian Chromolithograph Print After Johann Baptist Hengartner | The Young Artists | 19th Century Wall Art | Child Pastoral Scene

This antique Victorian wall print depicts The Young Artists, a celebrated painting by Swiss artist Johann Baptist Hengartner. The tender pastoral scene shows two children absorbed in a quiet moment of creativity, a subject emblematic of 19th-century European romantic and sentimental art.

The image is a period print after the original painting, produced for decorative display rather than as an original artwork. Based on its coloration, printing style, paper quality, and era, this piece is likely a chromolithograph, a popular 19th-century printing process used to reproduce fine art in rich, layered color.

Pleasae note there are tears along the edges and one tear going into the print a few inches. Please see pics.

Printed on large-format paper, which measures 26" x 20" the piece displays significant and honest age-related wear, including foxing, discoloration, staining, rippling, edge wear, and areas of paper loss. These characteristics are consistent with antique chromolithographs of this period and contribute to the piece’s authentic patina and historical presence.

This work is best appreciated as a decorative collectible, ideal for framing, archival display, or use as a textured wall element in cottagecore, European country, primitive, or period-inspired interiors.

This listing is for an antique print after the original painting, not an original work by the artist.

✨ Why collectors and decorators value it:

• Antique Victorian print after a documented European painting

• Likely chromolithograph dating to the late 19th century

• Romantic depiction of childhood and artistic innocence

• Large scale with strong visual impact

• Genuine surface wear and antique character