Campagniolo romano

c. 1833

Friedrich Nerly

Associated Names
Friedrich Nerly

Artist, German, 1807 - 1878

The image features an illustration of a person on a horse. The person is shown in profile, holding a spear. They have facial hair, wear a hat and a long-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves. A colored band is seen across their chest. The horse has a saddle and a fabric draped over its back. The background is off-white with some faint sketches and text.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eva Denckler-Winkler, Zuirch; 1980 to Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, no. 90, under no. 87.

Bibliography

2010

  • Robison, Andrew. "German Drawings for the National Gallery of Art: The Wolfgang Ratjen Collection." NGA Bulletin, Spring 2010: 10, fig. 12.

Inscriptions

at upper right in graphite: Campagniolo romano; at lower left: schwartzes Stiefelleder/heller braun das Spornleder; below that: il Pettorale; at lower right: 141; verso, a graphite sketch of a lnadscape with three fishermen in a boat and a pen and brown ink sketch of dogs and horsemen drinking at a fountain; verso, printed in black ink : 85 [page number]; in graphite: F. Nerly 1833

Watermarks

two lines with capital letters [not deciphered] enclosed in long ovals

Wikidata ID

Q64570856

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