Water mill, 1888

Title

Water mill

Draughtsman

• Adolph von Menzel

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Bleistift

Material

• chalk?
• graphite-clay mixture?
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• pencil drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• architecture study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert und datiert unten links (mit Bleistift): A.M. / 88

Captions Added Later

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

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 1899

Genre

• architecture

Primary

• 47D411 paddle wheel

Secondary

• 41A36 roof (of house or building)
• 41A5 annexes and outbuildings; fencing; gate
• 41A16 rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage