Turkish horseback ambush, ca. 1810 – 1813

Title

Turkish horseback ambush

Draughtsman

• Carl Rottmann

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• watercolours
• gouache paint
• graphite-clay mixture
• cardboard

Technique

• watercolour painting
• gouache (technique)
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): C: Rottmann.

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Bierhaus-Rödiger 1978.154.3

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1928

Genre

• historical narration
• landscape
• animal depiction

Primary

• 45H3 battle
• 46C1314(+0) horses and kindred animals (+ variant)
• 45C21 (military) uniforms