Irmela's betrothal, ca. 1884

Title

Irmela's betrothal

Draughtsman

• Wilhelm Steinhausen

Part Number / Total

36 / 53

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• graphite-clay mixture?
• vellum paper

Technique

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

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for a book illustration

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert unten links (mit dem Pinsel in Graubraun): WSt. [ligiert]

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1953

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Irmela

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Heinrich Steinhausen

Illustrated Passage

• Heinrich Steinhausen: Irmela. Eine Geschichte aus alter Zeit

Primary

• 82AA(IRMELA) female literary characters (IRMELA)
• 42D1 betrothal
• 25G4111 garland, wreath
• 31A254 postures and gestures of arm(s) and hand(s) in relation to another person