Kroatinn mit Zweibel (Onion Seller)

1775

Johann Georg Mansfeld, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Johann Georg Mansfeld

Artist, Austrian, 1764 - 1817

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image depicts a person sitting on the ground with legs extended outward and leaning on their left arm for support. The person's head is covered with a wrap, and they have delicate facial features. They are dressed in a long dress or skirt, a jacket, and practical footwear. The person is holding a chain of onions in their right hand, with more onions scattered around them on the ground and in a sack beside them. The background is a plain, unadorned surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36 × 24.5 cm (14 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.5 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.10

  • Series Title

    Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof.; lower right in plate: Gestochen v. J. G. Mansfeld.; lower center in plate: Kroatinn mit Zwiebel./Croate, qui vend des oignons

Wikidata ID

Q77008070

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