A Kingfisher

Title

A Kingfisher

Draughtsman

• Johann Ludwig Ernst Morgenstern

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Watercolour over graphite pencil, highlighted with white, on ribbed laid paper

Material

• watercolours
• gouache
• graphite
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• white heightening
• graphite drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

Captions Added Later

Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Pro Patria / Hollandia

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• animal depiction

Main Motif

• bird
• animal

Primary

• 25F39(KINGFISHER) other birds: kingfisher
• 25G3(+211) trees (+ stump, stub)

Secondary

• 25G4(REED) plants and herbs: reed
• 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)