Coriolanus's wrath, 1753

Title

Coriolanus's wrath

Draughtsman

• Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite?
• chalk?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?
• chalk drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for an illustration?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert in der Darstellung unten mittig (mit der Feder in Schwarz): JHTischbein [JH ligiert] pinx / 1753.; bezeichnet unterhalb der Darstellung: Coriolans zorn wird durch seiner Gemahlin und Mutter besänfftigt. Plutarch in Leben / Coriolans S: 536 der Teutsche zu Leipzig 1747 getrukte ubersetzung in II theil / dieses Stück sei in Lebens Gröse zu Mayntz in Graff Stations Palais

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): i9. TLH [?]
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Pro Patria

Work Catalogues

• Tiegel-Hertfelder Z 3

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired between 1911 and 1919

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Veturia

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Plutarchus

Illustrated Passage

• Plutarch: Vitae parallelae, Marcius Coriolanus

Primary

• 83(SHAKESPEARE, The Tragedy of Coriolanus) (SHAKESPEARE, The Tragedy of Coriolanus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)
• 31AA2331(+3) kneeling on both knees - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)
• 45M2 soldiers and civilians
• 42B74 family group, especially parents with their child(ren)
• 45C41 (military) camp with tents