Das Beinhaus von Pfeffel, ca. 1808

Title

Das Beinhaus von Pfeffel (Original Title)

Title Translation

The ossuary of Pfeffel

Draughtsman

• Franz Pforr

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• vellum paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• preliminary drawing for a print
• preliminary drawing for a book illustration

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts: Das Beinhaus von Pfeffel
Verso mittig Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Work Catalogues

• Lehr 1924.60

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1906

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Illustrated Passage

• Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel: Poetische Versuche

Primary

• 42E435 charnelhouse, ossuary
• 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
• 45C11(SPEAR) casting weapons: spear
• 31A21 (human) skeleton