Reward of Merit for Anna Gerhard

1787

John Conrad Gilbert

Associated Names
John Conrad Gilbert

Artist, American, 1734 - 1812

This is a painting of two red unicorns facing each other with a large symmetrical flower between them. The unicorns are standing on their hind legs with their front legs raised. Their bodies are covered with a pattern of black dots, and they have long manes and tails. In the center is a flower with alternating red and green petals. Below the scene is a German inscription in ornate script. The painting is dated 1787 and has decorative borders.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1966

  • 101 Primitive Watercolors and Pastels, from the Collection of Edgar William Garbisch and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1966: 5.

1982

  • Weiser, F. Der Reggeboge 16:2 (1982): 45, fig. 16.

Inscriptions

trans. fr. Ger.: center: Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the man of peace;across bottom: Anna Maria gergardin, 1787

Watermarks

Fleur-de-lis

Wikidata ID

Q64582176

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