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Man kneeling before a bearded man with a heavy chain around his neck, a corner of an inward-sloping wall on the left, Franz Pforr

Franz Pforr

Man kneeling before a bearded man with a heavy chain around his neck, a corner of an inward-sloping wall on the left

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Man kneeling before a bearded man with a heavy chain around his neck, a corner of an inward-sloping wall on the left, April 1807

Blatt: 356 x 257 mm

Inventory Number: 7

Object Number: 7V Z

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

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Title: Man kneeling before a bearded man with a heavy chain around his neck, a corner of an inward-sloping wall on the left

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Franz Pforr

Recto: The Wild Rider: Three horsemen with entourage, jumping to the left, with five dogs

Period Produced

19th century

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German

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Label at the Time of Manufacture: Datiert unten links (mit Bleistift): April 1807.; bezeichnet mittig: Auf Bürgers wilden Jaeger / Der rechte Ritter springt herein, / Und warnt den Grafen sanft und gut / Doch bas hetzt ihn der linke Mann / Zu Schaden frohem Frevelmut / der Graf verschmaeht des Rechten warnen / Und laeszt vom Linken sich umgarnen

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet mittig (mit Bleistift): 7; oben links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356); daneben bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): Passavant

Watermark: Nicht vorhanden

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10.08.2026