Wem Gott ein Amt giebt, dem giebt er auch Verstand (To He Whom God Gives a Public Office, He Also Gives Understanding)

c. 1790

Johann Heinrich Ramberg

Artist, German, 1763 - 1840

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    page size: 14.2 x 19.5 cm (5 9/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1998.145.1.o

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich; purchased 1998 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across top, in ink: Wem Gott ein Amt giebt, dem giebt er auch Verstand; upper right, in graphite: 15

Watermarks

fragment of unidentified Pro Patria with crown and WKM (similar to Heawood 3713)

Wikidata ID

Q64581997

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