Melechsala, ca. 1845

Title

Melechsala

Draughtsman

• Ludwig Richter

Verso

Melechsala

Part Number / Total

10 / 12

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• watercolours
• gold powder
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• watercolour painting
• gold highlight

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for a lithograph
• preliminary drawing for a book illustration

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten (in Pudergold): MELECHSALA

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts (mit Bleistift): 450; mittig: 6
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1848

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Johann Karl August Musäus

Illustrated Passage

• Johann Karl August Musäus: Volksmärchen der Deutschen, Melechsala

Primary

• 83(MUSÄUS, Melchesala) (MUSÄUS, Melchesala) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)
• 31D13(+51) adolescent, young woman, maiden (+ standing)
• 25G41(ROSE)(+1) flowers: rose (+ plants used symbolically)
• 43B144 picking flowers