Jonas Zeuner (Dutch, 1727-1814), The Parable of the Good Samaritan dated 1794

verre églomisé etching in gold and silver leaf on glass, signed lower left zeuner. fec. 1794., depicting the merciful Samaritan helping a man, the inn further down the road to the left, in the foreground a priest and a Levite passing by, Christ in the background telling the story, contained within a mahogany veneered frame

Sprenkels-ten Horn J., Sprenkels A., Jonas Zeuner 1727 - 1814 Zijn wereld weerspiegeld in zilver en goud, Exh. Cat. Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Abcoude, 1994

Jonas Zeuner
Jonas Zeuner, born in 1727 in Kassel, Germany, did not follow his forefather's footsteps. Instead of becoming a weaver he joined the army and was registered as canonnier after his marriage in July 1750. Later in the same year, due to relatively prosperous living standards in the United Provinces, the young Jonas moved to Amsterdam where he lived until his death in 1814.