Stagecoach in Winter, Wilhelm von Kobell
Wilhelm von Kobell
Stagecoach in Winter
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Wilhelm von Kobell

Stagecoach in Winter, ca. 1798


Blatt
400 x 490 mm
Physical Description
Watercolour over grey ink, black framing line on all sides, on matt wove paper
Inventory Number
1469
Object Number
1469 Z
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Acquisition

In March 1815, the Frankfurt businessman and banker Johann Friedrich Städel bequeathed his entire fortune and art collection to a foundation which was to be named after him: the 'Städelsches Kunstinstitut'. However, he also dedicated the foundation to the citizens of Frankfurt immaterially, wishing it to be an "adornment and of practical use" to Frankfurt's citizenry. He was thus the first ordinary citizen in the German-speaking region to found a public art museum: the present-day Städel Museum. When he died, his collection comprised 476 paintings, some 4,600 drawings, almost 10,000 printed graphics and valuable books.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Stagecoach in Winter
Draughtsman
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Watercolour over grey ink, black framing line on all sides, on matt wove paper
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Production Reason
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Monogrammiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): Wi: K:
Captions Added Later
Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)
Watermark
  • J Whatman

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary
  • 23F41 winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year)
  • 26D1 snow
  • 46E212 mail-coach
  • 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
  • 31D15(+2) adult woman (+ back view)
Secondary
Associative

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Last update

24.11.2023