The Sea Monster, August 24, 1851

Title

The Sea Monster

Draughtsman

• Moritz von Schwind

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• Austrian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit Bleistift): MSchwind; datiert unten mittig: 24te August 1851

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• genre
• caricature

Primary

• 46C232 rowing-boat, canoe, etc.
• 46C53(+1) migrants (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)
• 31D15(+925) adult woman (+ being frightened)