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Fraktur (Drawing)
Untitled (Lion and unicorn)
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
1961.1112
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.1112
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Untitled (Lion and unicorn)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Friedrich Krebs (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Dauphin; 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) x 16 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.1 (H) x 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.
Edition Watermark
Lily and countermark of initials (unspecified)
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
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.