Object Number 1961.1112

Object Name

Fraktur (Drawing)

Title

Untitled (Lion and unicorn)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Friedrich Krebs (Artist)-1815
References: Weiser, "The Mad, Lovable World of Frederick Krebs," Der Reggeboge, 1988, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 49-88; Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, p. 237-44. Krebs was the most prolific fraktur artist in America. It is believed he (like Christian Strenge) was a Hessian soldier who either stayed or returned to the United States after the Revolutionary War. He purchased thousands of printed birth and baptismal certificates from varous Reading printers.

Place of Origin

Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin probably Dauphin County.

Date

1790-1815

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

11.5 (H) , 16 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

29.1 (H) , 40.6 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. No image measurements in conservation files. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.

Watermark

Lily and countermark of initials (unspecified)

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as pl. 40.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 467.
[Article] Weiser, Frederick S. 1988 "Ach Wie ist die Welt so Toll! The mad, lovable world of Friedrich Krebs.". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 22 (2): 49-88.
• Published as fig. 14.