Fraktur (Drawing)

The Prodigal Son

Friedrich Krebs

1790-1815

Category

Works on Paper

Creator (Role)

Friedrich Krebs (Artist)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Krebs was a schoolmaster in Swatara Township and lived west of Hummelstown in Dauphin County.

Date

1790-1815

Subject(s)

Prodigal Son
Religious imagery
Allegory

Materials

Ink
Watercolor
Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn
Hand colored
Hand lettered
Woodblock
Painted

Dimensions (inches)

15.5 (H) x 12.1 (W) x 15 (Image H) x 11.87 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.3 (H) x 30.8 (W) x 38.1 (Image H) x 30.16 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Overall image measurements by sight, in frame; not in conservation files. Chain intervals: 2.7-2.8 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Edition Watermark

AIM (or "HM" conjoined)

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Possibly watermark of John Adam Heilman (see Gravell, no. 8).

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.

• Published as fig. 9, p. 312 and 314.

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.

• For a complete four panel set of the Prodigal Son by Krebs, see pp. 76-79.

Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.

• For information on Friedrich Krebs, see pp. 460-467.

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Fraktur (Drawing)

The Prodigal Son

Friedrich Krebs

1790-1815