Roland's squires, ca. 1845

Title

Roland's squires

Draughtsman

• Ludwig Richter

Part Number / Total

2 / 12

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• watercolours
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• watercolour painting

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 mittig: ROLANDS KNAPPEN

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts (mit Bleistift): 442; mittig: 7
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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, Rolands Knappen

Primary

• 83(MUSÄUS, Rolands Knappen) (MUSÄUS, Rolands Knappen) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)
• 31D17(+55) old woman (+ sitting on the ground)
• 25F32(RAVEN) song-birds: raven
• 13B1 witch, sorceress
• 25F26(HARE) rodents: hare
• 31D172 ugly old woman, hag
• 25F animals
• 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure
• 48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament
• 49M43 title-page