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Man digging by the light of a lantern, seeing a figure in a hat with horror, Victor Müller

Victor Müller

Man digging by the light of a lantern, seeing a figure in a hat with horror

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Man digging by the light of a lantern, seeing a figure in a hat with horror

Blatt: 342 x 219 mm

Inventory Number: SG 1475

Object Number: SG 1475 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Man digging by the light of a lantern, seeing a figure in a hat with horror

Draughtsman

Victor Müller

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

study

Captions Added Later: Verso unten links Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

41B33(+3)lantern (+ giving someone a light)
25I8(+1)landscape with other man-made constructions not mentioned above, e.g.: graveyards, playgrounds, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)
42E272grave digger
13A12materialization, appearance of spirit or ghost
56DD34Horror, Abhorrence

Secondary

42E31grave, tomb
47I15(SPADE)agricultural implements: spade
11Q712church (exterior)

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10.08.2026