Amrie dances by herself at the double wedding of Farmer Rodel's children
Maker
After
(artist)
1829-1898
(wood engraver)
(artist)
1829-1898
(wood engraver)
Title
Amrie dances by herself at the double wedding of Farmer Rodel's children
Date of Production
1870
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Height: 17.3 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.8150.3
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Notes
Illustration from Berthold Auerbach's 'Barthüßele', p. 60. Letterpress text in German on verso.
Provenance
Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower right, printed within image: BV; lower left, printed within image: ALLGAIER & SIEGLE. X.A. H.WEREA[?] SC; lower centre mount, handwritten in blue ink: Benjamin VAUTIER; lower edge mount, handwritten in black ink: BEN: VAUTIER; lower right mount, stamped in black: Witt / Library 1981; lower right mount, stamped in black: ILLUSTRATION: EX CORNISH COLL. / ACQUIRED BY HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC / LIBRARY, 1928; PRESENTED TO WITT LIBRARY, 1966.
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