Strohhütkrämer (Straw Hat Seller)

1775

Quirin Mark, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Quirin Mark

Artist, Austrian?, active 18th century

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image shows a person standing in a dynamic pose. The person is slightly hunched forward with a smiling expression, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, long coat, shirt with ornate buttons, knee-length pants, and stockings with buckled shoes. They are holding a tray filled with straw hats and other items, with a decorative cloth around their neck and a woven satchel slung over one shoulder. The background is minimal, featuring a simple ground surface with a couple of rocks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.1 × 24.5 cm (13 13/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.5 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.22

  • 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. Quir Mark ; lower center in plate: Strohhütkrämer./Marchand de chapeaux de paille.

Wikidata ID

Q77008108

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