Betenkrämer / Marchand de Chapelets (Rosary Peddler)

1775

Carl Conti, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Carl Conti

Artist, Austrian, 1740 - 1795

Johann Christian Brand

Artist, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image shows a person standing upright, slightly turned to their right. The person has pronounced facial features with a prominent nose and short hair. They are dressed in a long robe with a sash and sturdy footwear. They hold a basket filled with rosaries, some with crosses attached, with a cloth draped over the edge of the basket. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47 × 34.3 cm (18 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.2

  • Series Title

    Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in pate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof./ lower right in plate: Gestochen v Carl Conti; lower center in plate: Betenkrämer / Marchand de Chapelets

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q77008055

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