Seilerjung (Young Rope Seller)

1775

Carl Conti, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Carl Conti

Artist, Austrian, 1740 - 1795

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image shows a person standing upright. They have a rounded face with prominent cheeks and a smile, mid-length hair tucked under a round, flat hat. They are wearing a knee-length coat with visible buttons, stockings, and buckled shoes. A thick, long coil of rope is wrapped around their shoulders and waist. The background includes a simple shaded wall on the left and an empty space to the right with rough, textured shading on the ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36.2 × 24.5 cm (14 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.17

  • 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. c. Conti; lower center in plate: Seilerjung./Garcon de Cordier.

Wikidata ID

Q77008092

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