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On Display: House - Pennypacker Hall W/Fireplace
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Portrait of Johann Abraham Sprenger and family
Jacob Maentel
1825-1830
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jacob Maentel (Artist)
Place of Origin
Schaefferstown; Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.1123 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1123 A
Object Name
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Title
Portrait of Johann Abraham Sprenger and family
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Jacob Maentel (Artist)
Place of Origin
Schaefferstown; Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1825-1830
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
17.6 (H) x 21.98 (W) x 17.4 (Image H) x 21.98 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44.6 (H) x 55.84 (W) x 44.1 (Image H) x 55.84 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent and opaque watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Black, Mary Childs. 1990 Simplicity, A Grace: Jacob Maentel in Indiana.
Book: Lipman, Jean & Armstrong, Tom. 1980 American Folk Painters of Three Centuries.
• Published: p. 120, see pp. 116-123.Book: Denker, Bert R. Q & Denker, Ellen Paul. 1979 The Rocking Chair Book.
• Published pp. 42-43.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 57, fig. 55.Article: Fiske, Betty & Verplanck, Anne. 01//2002 Vernacular art at Winterthur. Antiques. 161: 194-199.
• Published as pl. no. 4.Other: Winterthur & Workman Publishing Company. 1992 American Folk Art Calendar (Winterthur).
• Published: 1992Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 4.27, pp. 170 and 259.Article: Fleming, Mary Lou & Ruch, Marianne. 1991 Jacob Maentel: A Second Look. Pennsylvania Folklife. 41 (1)
Article: Fleming, Mary Lou. 1988 Folk Artist Jacob Maentel of Pennsylvania and Indiana. Pennsylvania Folklife. 37 (3)
Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 33.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 10//2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of Everyday Life. Early American Life Magazine. 18 - 25.
• Published: p. 18Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: p. 3, fig. 1