Memorial Sheet for the Artist's Brother, Johann Heinrich Rode

c. 1759

Bernhard Rode

Associated Names
Bernhard Rode

Artist, German, 1725 - 1797

The image is a profile portrait of an individual. The person is positioned side-on, facing left, with their facial profile visible. They have a prominent nose, high forehead, and thin lips. Their hair is sparse and slightly receding. The individual wears a simple garment, possibly a loose-fitting shirt or robe. Below the portrait, there are objects placed, including a small basin or a similar object, and slender tools or instruments with handles. The background is dark with a rounded border surrounding the head to emphasize the person's features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and lavis on paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.8 × 11.3 cm (6 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.8 × 12.8 cm (7 3/8 × 5 1/16 in.)
    mount: 25.2 × 20.7 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.66.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jacobs 1989, no. 164, State ii/iii?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Jacobs, Renate. Das graphische Werk Bernhard Rodes (1725 - 1797). Münster, 1989: 164.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate, in image: J. Heinrich Rode; lower right in plate, in image: Zum Andencken in Kupfer Gelitzt / von seinen Bruder B. Rode; lower left in graphite, later erased: Bernhard Rode ƒ

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