Man and Woman Descending Staircase

1819

Gottfried Engelmann

Associated Names
Gottfried Engelmann

Artist, French, 1788 - 1839

This is a drawing of an ornate, gothic-style interior with large windows and a grand staircase. The image shows a spacious hall with a vaulted ceiling supported by slender columns, adorned with intricate patterns and decorative elements. The staircase ascends in a gently curving manner, flanked by elegantly carved bannisters, leading up to a landing that is bathed in light streaming through tall, arched windows. The flooring is composed of large stone tiles, reflecting patches of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.3 x 13.2 cm (8 x 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.1 x 30.3 cm (17 3/8 x 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1800), undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800)

Inscriptions

lower center below image: Lavis Lithographique par G. Engelmann / 4e essai 1819.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 10

Wikidata ID

Q75427634

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