The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, detail of Jesus (reproduction of Raphael’s cartoon at Hampton Court, London), Charles Thurston Thompson
Charles Thurston Thompson
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, detail of Jesus (reproduction of Raphael’s cartoon at Hampton Court, London)
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Charles Thurston Thompson

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, detail of Jesus (reproduction of Raphael’s cartoon at Hampton Court, London), ca. 1859


Blatt
55.4 x 42.5 cm
Karton
73.1 x 52.7 cm
Physical Description
Albumen print mounted on cardboard
Inventory Number
St.F.3837
Acquisition
Acquired in 1859
Status
Not on display

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About the Work

Johann David Passavant’s two-volume art-historical study on Raphael’s life and work drew international recognition. In the English royal house, for example, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg (1819–1861), the consort of Queen Victoria, used the book as an aid. Thanks to the locations recorded in it, the prince was able to have all Raphael drawings in European collections photographically documented. Passavant also advised him on the development of the so-called “Raphael Collection”. It was in that context that the Städel director acquired photographs of important works by Raphael in the Hampton Court collection: 28 cartoons which had served the artist as models for the Acts of the Apostles tapestries in the

Sistine Chapel. Charles Thurston Thompson had photographed them on Prince Albert’s initiative. The “Raphael Collection” thus contributed greatly to the acceptance and appreciation of photography as an art-historical working material in general–and was also the motivating force behind the systematic amassment of a photography collection at the Städel.

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Title
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, detail of Jesus (reproduction of Raphael’s cartoon at Hampton Court, London)
Photographer
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Albumen print mounted on cardboard
Material
Technique
Captions Added Later
Bezeichnet recto oben rechts auf dem Trägerkarton (über der Fotografie): 5671 (vermutl. ehem. Inv.-Nr.)
Bezeichnet recto Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton (unter der Fotografie): Pass. p. 253 No. 304; Fischzug Petri (Figur des Heilands).;
Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: Rafael

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1859

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Medial Picture Elements
  • Raffael: Der wunderbare Fischzug (Detail), 1515-16, Gouache und Kohle auf Papier montiert auf Leinwand, 319 x 399 cm, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

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11.09.2023