Teresa Scala, Calabrese

1819

Peter Rittig

Associated Names
Peter Rittig

Artist, German, 1798 - 1819

The image is a pencil sketch of a woman's upper body. She is facing slightly to the right in a three-quarter profile. She has smooth skin, large eyes, and a serene expression. Her hair is styled in soft waves and gathered in a braided hair net. She wears a garment with a V-shaped neckline and round earrings. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.7 x 19.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.8.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sabrina Förster, Düsseldorf); purchased 1998 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Galerie Sabrina Förster, Frauen- und Kinderdarstellungen aus dem 18. und 19 Jahrhundert, (katalog nr. 31), Düsseldorf, 1997: 7.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: Teresa Scala Calabrese; lower left in graphite: P.R. a Napoli 1819, 25 octobre

Wikidata ID

Q64619413

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