A ship in an oval

Title

A ship in an oval

Draughtsman

• Johannes Esaias Nilson

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• gold?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• gold highlight

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for a book illustration

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet oben mittig (mit der Feder in Dunkelbraun): SUBHOC SIDERE / FELIX.; in der Darstellung mittig in den Flaggen (in Gold): IV / IV // IV / Clas / IV.; unten mittig: Von so schenen [unleserlich]= / den Sternen / Werd ich mich nie / mal entfernen.

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet: [Text]
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1937

Genre

• allegory

Primary

• 48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament
• 48A9877 ornament ~ medallion
• 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat
• 25H13 coast