Tobias Healing His Father

c. 1752

Franz Sigrist the Elder

Associated Names
Franz Sigrist the Elder

Artist, Austrian, 1727 - 1803

The image shows three individuals, mainly focusing on their upper bodies. The central figure is seated and leaning back, with their head tilted upwards and appearing elderly with a beard. Two other figures are surrounding the central person; one standing to the left with an outstretched arm and the other to the right with less detailed features and wavy hair. A person is holding a cloth or garment around the waist area of the central figure. The figure to the right is holding a stick or staff. The clothing on these figures is draped and flowing, suggesting classic or historical attire. The background includes architectural elements like columns and a structure with a dome, as well as sparse natural elements like trees and clouds, creating a complex setting typical of classical or mythological themes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24 x 18.5 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 19.6 cm (9 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.98.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wilhelm Soldan, Berlin, after 1950 (Lugt undescribed). (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA with funds contributed by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 1.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: F. Sigrist fecit.; by later hand, lower right in red chalk: 3721

Watermarks

illegible coat of arms(?) with IRP

Wikidata ID

Q75425077

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