Die kleine Post (The Small Post)

1775

Sebastian Mansfeld after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Sebastian Mansfeld

Engraver, Austrian? active 18th century

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

This is a drawing of a scene involving a figure and an interaction through a window. The image depicts a person dressed in historical clothing, holding what appears to be a letter or a small package, while looking up at an individual leaning out of a window. The person in the window seems to be holding a piece of paper or an envelope. The setting consists of a textured stone or brick wall. The drawing is detailed, and the shading provides depth and texture to both the figures and the architectural background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35 × 24.5 cm (13 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.19

  • 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 plate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof.; lower right in plate: Gestochen v. Seb. Mansfeld ; lower center in plate: Die kleine Post./La petite poste.

Wikidata ID

Q77008095

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