Amrie and John at Mariann's deathbed
Maker
After
(artist)
1829-1898
(wood engraver)
1840-1894
(artist)
1829-1898
(wood engraver)
1840-1894
Title
Amrie and John at Mariann's deathbed
Date of Production
1870
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Height: 14.8 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.8150.5
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. 155. 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: A Closs Sc. ; lower margin of mount, handwritten in pen: Benjamin VAUTIER; lower edge of mount, handwritten in pen: 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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