Trödeljud (Jewish Peddler)

1775

Johann Georg Mansfeld, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Johann Georg Mansfeld

Artist, Austrian, 1764 - 1817

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image shows a man in profile view standing with a slight forward lean. His right hand holds a hat, while his left hand is extended with fingers spread. The man has curly hair, distinct facial features, and wears period clothing consisting of a long coat, waistcoat, knee-length breeches, stockings, and shoes with a buckle. He also wears a scarf or cravat. He stands next to a stack of bundled items with a cylindrical object in the background. The setting is plain with no other elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.8 × 24.5 cm (14 1/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.38

  • 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. ; lower center in plate: Trödeljud./Juif qui trafique.

Wikidata ID

Q77008142

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