Study for "The Return of King Friedrich II from Küstrin"

c. 1850s

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Associated Names
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Artist, American, born Germany, 1816 - 1868

This is a sketch depicting a romantic scene with two figures. One figure is standing or sitting on a raised surface, while the other is on one knee, leaning towards the first figure. The standing figure is depicted as a woman in a voluminous dress, with loosely drawn hair curls. The kneeling figure is dressed in a long coat with striped pants. There are unfinished elements around the main duo. The background is plain with no extra details. The sketch is on textured paper, possibly with faint handwriting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rear Admiral Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze (son of the artist), New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1917; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 35, no. 251.

Inscriptions

lower left vertically in pen and brown ink: draw Kaukey / " " Rancoullés / Emmubkow

Wikidata ID

Q64559357

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