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Drawing

ca.1904 (Drawn)
Artist/Maker

Conventional elevation of a Corinthian capital.Scale 10cm to 1m.The drawing of the capital fills the square of brown tracing paper on which it is drawn. This drawing is mounted below E.232-1998 on the same piece of card.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
pen and ink on tracing paper.
Brief description
Conventional elevation of a Corinthian capital.
Physical description
Conventional elevation of a Corinthian capital.Scale 10cm to 1m.The drawing of the capital fills the square of brown tracing paper on which it is drawn. This drawing is mounted below E.232-1998 on the same piece of card.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.1cm
  • Width: 15.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BOGENLAIBVNG 0,69' (Unknown; German; Top of capital; handwriting; ink)
  • 'EVGE 0,18' (Unknown; German; To the side of the capital; handwriting; ink)
  • '0,535' (Unknown; Below the capital; handwriting; ink)
  • '0 1M' (Unknown; German; Below the capital; handwriting; ink)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Katharina Theophila Leonie Castelliz
Object history
Bequeathed by Katharina Theophila Leonie Castelliz, granddaughter of the artist, the Austrian architect Niemann.

Historical significance: This drawing was mounted with E.232-1998 and is an idealized version derived from it. Both drawings were probably intended as sketches for book illustrations of the Corinthian order of architecture.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.233-1998

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Record createdJuly 7, 1999
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