Launching of a ship, ca. 1890 – 1895

Title

Launching of a ship

Draughtsman

• Leopold von Kalckreuth

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Aquarell, Pastell, Deckweiß, über Bleistift, auf beigem Velin

Material

• watercolours
• pastel chalk
• opaque white
• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• pastel drawing
• white heightening
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit Bleistift): Kalckreuth d j

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet oben links (mit Bleistift): KPC / [unleserlich]; unten rechts: 2966/19472
Verso Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c)

Watermark

• [...] AN 1885 [..., Fragment]

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 1911

Genre

• genre

Primary

• 46C214(+24) ship's portrait (+ four persons or more ~ traffic and transport)
• 46C223(+61) harbour (+ preparations ~ departure)
• 46C5121(+11) waving farewell ~ departure on a journey (+ exterior ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)