A Field Mouse, from Above

c. 1775

Johann Rudolph Schellenberg

Associated Names
Johann Rudolph Schellenberg

Artist, Swiss, 1740 - 1806

This is a painting of a small rodent lying on its back. The rodent is depicted with meticulous detail, capturing its soft brown fur with subtle gradations of light and shadow. Its limbs are splayed out to the sides, and its tail extends straight out behind it. The background is a plain, light tan.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with graphite and black pen and ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Andrew Robison

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.1 x 15 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.48.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(August Laube, Zurich); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: Fig. 2 (not deciphered); lower left in graphite: no12012; lower right in graphite: Zus.

Wikidata ID

Q64582060

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