A Philosopher

1720s

Paul Troger

Artist, Austrian, 1698 - 1762

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.8 x 8 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 11.4 x 8.3 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1999.98.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Graf, Berlin (1878 - 1951)(Lugt 1092a). Wilhelm Soldan, Berlin, after 1950 (Lugt undescribed). (sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 4-5 June 1999, lot 6026); (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 1999 with funds contributed by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 2.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: P.T. f.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Troger N. 2

Wikidata ID

Q75425071

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