Wälsche Würste kauft! (Sausage 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 man standing next to a table. He is reaching for a string of sausages with one hand while holding another string on his forearm. The man has distinct facial features, a thin nose, a prominent chin, and a slight smile. He has wavy hair covered by a hat and is dressed in 18th-century clothing with a long coat, knee-length trousers, stockings, and buckled shoes. There is a cloth draped over one shoulder. A wicker basket filled with sausages is on the table next to him. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36.4 × 25.2 cm (14 5/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.30

  • 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. Carl. Conti; lower center in plate: Wälsche Würste kauft!/Salami Italiani!

Wikidata ID

Q77008129

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