Fairy tale scene, ca. 1830

Title

Fairy tale scene

Draughtsman

• Moritz von Schwind

Verso

Arabeske anlässlich der Abreise des Malers Becker

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• Austrian

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten links (mit Bleistift): M v Schwind

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Jacob Grimm
• Wilhelm Grimm

Illustrated Passage

• Brüder Grimm: Kinder- und Hausmärchen, Der Gevatter Tod

Primary

• 31AA236 lying figure - AA - female human figure
• 84 tales and fairy tales
• 31E12 deathbed
• 42E131 mourning the dead

Alternative

• 31E32 apparent death