Giuseppina Massimi, Principessa Lancellotti di Lauro

1828

Josef von Führich

Associated Names
Josef von Führich

Artist, Austrian, 1800 - 1876

The image is a detailed pencil sketch showing the head and shoulders of a person. The person is positioned facing forward, slightly tilted to the left. They have distinct facial features: a straight nose, full lips, and large, expressive eyes. Their hair is styled in tight curls that frame the face, with some sections likely pinned up. The sketch captures no evident clothing details below the shoulders, and there are no visible accessories or objects being held. The background of the image is blank.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent to Anny von Rittinger, Innsbruck, granddaughter of the artist. Bernhard Funck [1895-1993], Munich; acquired 1974 by Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased by the NGA 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • I Nazareni a Roma, Gallerie nazionale d'Arte moderna, Rome, 1981: 410, no. XIII.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 35, 37, no. 85, under nos. 60 and 91.

Bibliography

1914

  • Wörndle, Heinrich von. Josef Fürhrich's Werke nebst dokumentarischen Beiträgen und Bibliographie. Vienna, 1914: 47, under no. 253, b. 4..

1934

  • Gerstenberg, Kurt, and Paul Ortwin Rave. Die Wandgemälde der deutschen Romantiker im Cassino Massimo zu Rom. Berlin, 1934: 110, fig. 93; App. I, B II, c.5e.

Inscriptions

at upper right in graphite: Lancelloti/gelb blasse farbe/Schwarze Haare; verso in graphite: W253 1827-29/[partially erased]: Portr Massimi

Wikidata ID

Q64591095

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