Gefængnis für die Schaubühne (Scenographic Design for a Prison)

1785

Abel Schlicht

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Abel Schlicht

Artist, German, 1754 - 1826

The image features a vaulted corridor with an arched ceiling. A distant archway frames a lit circular emblem, adding depth to the composition. The architecture is detailed with etching, creating textured stonework. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black and white. Stone arches and walls draw the eye inward, while smaller figures and highlights suggest scale and depth within the space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased in Memory of Marianne S. Schwartz

  • Dimensions

    image: 44.77 × 35.88 cm (17 5/8 × 14 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 49.85 × 39.05 cm (19 5/8 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.6.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 15?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

C.W. von Blücher, Braunschweig [1755-1826] (Lugt 2710); his sale, C.E. Heinrich, Dresden, May 21 ff., 1827. King Friedrich August II of Saxony, Dresden [1797-1854] (Lugt 971). (C. G. Boerner, NY); purchased 2018 by NGA.

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Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 15?

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: erfunden u. gestochen von A. Schlicht; lower center below image, in plate: GEFÆNGNIS FÜR DIE SCHAUBÜHNE. / Herausgegeben zu Mannheim 1785

Markings

C.W. von Blücher, Braunschweig (Lugt 2710); and King Friedrich August II of Saxony, Dresden (Lugt 971)

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