Schadow and His Family

1794/95

Johann Gottfried Schadow

Associated Names
Johann Gottfried Schadow

Artist, German, 1764 - 1850

The image shows a group of individuals, mostly visible from the waist up. Two women are seated at the center, facing each other, with their heads inclined toward a book that one of them holds. They both have curly, dark hair. The women are dressed in long-sleeved gowns with high waistlines and shawls. Surrounding them are several men and women, seated behind them, dressed in period attire that includes hats and coats. The man to the left is leaning over, wearing a top hat. In the background are lightly drawn horizontal lines, creating a sense of depth without specific scenery or objects shown.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 x 11.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 22.6 x 14.9 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.44.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mackowsky 1936, no. 18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul McCarron, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1936

  • Mackowsky, Hans. Schadows Graphik. Berlin, 1936.

Wikidata ID

Q76346154

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