Egyptian griffin, 1829 – 1830

Title

Egyptian griffin

Draughtsman

• Friedrich Maximilian Hessemer

Part Number / Total

8 / 8

Production Place

• Egypt

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• study after a sculptural work
• travel study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Primary

• 31A458 fabulous beings with wings