Gefængnis für die Schaubühne (Scenographic Design for a Prison)

c. 1785

Abel Schlicht

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Abel Schlicht

Artist, German, 1754 - 1826

This is a drawing of an ancient architectural ruin with a gate. The image features a view through a series of archways in a stone structure, leading to an iron-barred gate at the forefront. The setting includes heavy, rugged stones and rustic textures of masonry. Large columns can be seen in the background. The archways show a play of light and shadow, enhancing depth and mood. Adjacent to the archway is a wooden staircase. The drawing is detailed, capturing textures and forms of the stone precisely.

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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

    2019.6.2

  • 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 Kurpfälz: HofbauMeißter; lower center below image, in plate: GEFÆNGNIS FÜR DIE SCHAUBÜHNE. / Zu finden im Industrie Comptour zu Heilbronn

Markings

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

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