Portrait of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, 1892

Dimensions: 64 x 52.5 cm

Physical Description: Oil on panel

Inventory Number: ALH 7

Acquisition: On permanent loan from the Adolf und Luisa Haeuser-Stiftung für Kunst und Kulturpflege since 2012

Status: On display, 1st upper level, Modern Art, room 5

Texts

About the Work

Hans Thoma, “the German people’s favourite painter”, lived in Frankfurt for over 20 years. Only recently was the Adolf and Luisa Haeuser Foundation for Art and Cultural Heritage able to acquire the portrait of the Hessian prince. Due to the restrained composition and the contrast of monochrome fields of colour, the painting has a strikingly modern feeling. At the same time, its colouration and fine painterly execution recall German old master portraits. With more than 80 paintings, the Städel boasts an extraordinarily extensive collection of works by Thoma, of which only a small portion can be exhibited at any given time.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Portrait of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse

Painter

Hans Thoma

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Oil on panel

Material

wood

Technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Signiert und monogrammiert rechts: HTh / 1892

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Modern Art 1800–1945

Collection

permanent loan

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe der Adolf und Luisa Haeuser-Stiftung für Kunst und Kulturpflege

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: On permanent loan from the Adolf und Luisa Haeuser-Stiftung für Kunst und Kulturpflege since 2012

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

portrait

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Prince Frederick William (Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel)

Iconclass

Primary

31D14 adult man

Secondary

31A221 head (human)
41AA1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings - AA - civic architecture: inside
41D2121 coat
41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar
61D(HESSEN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (HESSEN) (HESSEN)