Russian horses, 1796

Title

Russian horses

Draughtsman

• Johann Georg Pforr

Part Number / Total

12 / 12

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• classicism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite?
• vellum paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for an etching

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten in der Mitte (in Grau): J: G: Pforr. 1796.

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): No. 12 Chevaux Russes.

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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

• animal depiction

Primary

• 46C13141(RUSSIAN)(+745) horse (RUSSIAN) (+ animals eating and drinking)
• 46C13187 leading a horse by the reins; rider beside his horse

Secondary

• 41D2121 coat
• 41D221(FUR CAP) head-gear (FUR CAP)
• 31A25193 hand on breast (or stomach), slipped into opening of vestment