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On Display: House - Fraktur Room
Fraktur (Drawing)
The Prodigal Son
Friedrich Krebs
1790-1815
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Friedrich Krebs (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1954.0054 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1954.0054 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
The Prodigal Son
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).