Mädchen am Waldsee (Girl at the forest lake), circa 1900, etching, mezzotint on paper, 9 x 22 inches, inscription "selbstgedruckt" (self-printed) lower left, signed in pencil lower right. Georg Jahn was born in Meissen, Germany - educated at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Jahn followed into the footsteps of his family, working at the Dresden Porcelain Factory, and his artistic talents were rewarded while he developed an interest in etching, and took lessons from his friend, Max Pietschmann. He was awarded the 1914 "Saxon State Medal". In 1929, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, the Kunstverein held a major showing of his works.