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Woman with her hands outstretched

Drawing
1786 (Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Meissen (commissioner)
Schubert, Johann David (Drawn)
Place of origin
Germany (drawn)

Red chalk drawing depciting a woman with her arms outstretched.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Porcelain
Object type
Drawing
TitleWoman with her hands outstretched (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Chalk drawing
Drawing
Brief description
From the Sorrows of the Young Werther. Relates to 1328-1871.
Physical description
Red chalk drawing depciting a woman with her arms outstretched.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.8cm
  • Width: 14.1cm
Dimensions taken from Lambert, Susan (ed.) Pattern & Design: Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980 London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983
Subjects depicted
Drawing
Chalk
Woman
Literary referenceGoethe: The Sorrows of Young Werther.
Bibliographic references
  • Angelika Muller-Scherf: Werther-Porzellan. Weltkunst, 15 November 2003. pp.1903-4
  • Lambert, Susan (ed.) Pattern & Design: Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980 London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.545-1975

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Record createdNovember 22, 2005
Record URL
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