Ottavio Lancellotti, Principe di Lauro

1828

Josef von Führich

Associated Names
Josef von Führich

Artist, Austrian, 1800 - 1876

The image depicts a pencil drawing of a man centered on his head and shoulders. He is facing slightly to his left, showing a three-quarter view of his face. The man has a broad forehead, wide eyes, and a slightly curved mouth with a calm expression. His hair is short and wavy, framing his face. His clothing is faintly sketched, and there are no visible accessories. The background is a blank canvas with handwritten text in the top right corner.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kühlmann Collection, Berlin. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • Die Bilniszeichnung der deutschen Romantik. St. Annen-Museum and Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck, 1957: 17, no. 46.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 37, no. 86, under nos. 60 and 91.

Bibliography

1914

  • Wörndle, Heinrich von. Josef Fürhrich's Werke nebst dokumentarischen Beiträgen und Bibliographie. Vienna, 1914: 47, under no. 253, b. 4.

1934

  • Gerstenberg, Kurt, and Paul Ortwin Rave. Die Wandgemälde der deutschen Romantiker im Casino Massimo zu Rom. Berlin, 1934: 110, fig. 92; App. I, B II, c. 5c.

1964

  • Andrews, Keith. The Nazarenes, A Brotherhood of German Painters in Rome. Oxford, 1964: 118, pl. 51b.

Inscriptions

at upper right in graphite: Schwarzbraune Haare, blass, röthlich/braüne/augen/Augen/Lider

Wikidata ID

Q64591097

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