Diogenes in His Tub with Alexander and His Generals

1810

Carl Russ

Associated Names
Carl Russ

Artist, Austrian, 1779 - 1843

The image shows a group of men surrounding a person lying inside a large container, partially covered with a cloth. The person inside the container has a muscular build, a beard, and short hair, gesturing with one hand. The other men are standing upright, dressed in draped garments and helmets. Some of their faces are partially obscured. In the foreground, there is a tree and a stone block with an inscription. The background includes buildings, trees, and figures riding horses.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.9 × 30.1 cm (8 1/4 × 11 7/8 in.)
    plate: 21.4 × 30.8 cm (8 7/16 × 12 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 × 38.8 cm (10 15/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.108.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler 1835 - 1852, no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

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. 4.

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 149, fig. 3.

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