Bretzenbäck (Pretzel Baker)

1775

Johann Mössmer, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Johann Mössmer

Artist, Austrian? active 18th century

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image shows a person standing upright. The person has one hand raised towards their mouth and the other hand holding a long stick threaded with pretzels. They have a wide-brimmed hat adorned with floral decorations, short hair, a waistcoat, long jacket, knee-length skirt, stockings, and shoes. They carry a large, basket-like structure on their back. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.9 × 25.2 cm (14 1/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.34

  • 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. Joh. Mössmer; lower center in plate: Bretzenbäck/Boulanger de craquelins.

Wikidata ID

Q77008136

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