Könige huldigen dem Augustus, 1748

Title

Könige huldigen dem Augustus

Draughtsman

• Paul Egell

Part Number / Total

5 / 14

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque
• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• red chalk drawing
• pen drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• design for an engraving

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet oben (mit der Feder in Braun): marquirung der insignia Regum; unten: Augusti Vortreffliche Regirung
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Lankheit 1954.105.79

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Augustus (Roman emperor)

Primary

• 98B(AUGUSTUS)5(+9) non-aggressive activities of Augustus (+ belonging to Roman history)
• 44B1212 throne
• 44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
• 31A2331 kneeling on both knees

Secondary

• 54FF15(+5) Submission; 'Forza minore da maggior forza superata' (Ripa) (+ 'exemplum', representation of exemplary (historical) event)
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life

Historic Attribution

• German draughtsman