Schlawack mit Fohrdecken (Slavic Mat Seller)

1775

Friedrich August Brand, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Friedrich August Brand

Artist, Austrian, 1735 - 1806

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image features a person standing and carrying a large bundle of thatched reed mats tied with a rope. The person has a serious expression, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a long coat, shirt, pants, and shoes. The background shows grass, a rock, and some taller grass stalks. Text in two languages is displayed at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36.5 × 24.2 cm (14 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.23

  • 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. Frid. Brand.; lower center in plate: Schlawack mit Fohrdecken./Esclavon qui vend des nattes.

Wikidata ID

Q77008109

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