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Alexander von Humboldt in his study

Print
after 1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Königliche Lithographische Institut (printer)
Hildebrand, Eduard (artist)
Bardtenschlager (artist)
Place of origin
Berlin (printed)

Colour lithograph after a watercolour of a portrait of Baron Alexander von Humboldt in his study. The interior includes green drapes, a map fo the world on the wall, couch, desk, table, large mirror and corniced ceiling. The table and desk are both piled with books and papersand there are large document boxes on the floor.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleAlexander von Humboldt in his study (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Ink
Paper
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Colour lithograph after a watercolour portrait of Alexander von Humboldt in his study; after Eduard Hildebrandt, lithographer Bardtenschlager; German, after 1848.
Physical description
Colour lithograph after a watercolour of a portrait of Baron Alexander von Humboldt in his study. The interior includes green drapes, a map fo the world on the wall, couch, desk, table, large mirror and corniced ceiling. The table and desk are both piled with books and papersand there are large document boxes on the floor.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.6cm
  • Width: 42.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Nach. einer Aquarelle v. E. Hildebrandt lith. v. Bardtenschlager. (Below image, left)
  • Farbendruck d. Königl. lith. Instituts zu Berlin. (Below image, right)
  • E. Hildebrandt 1848 (Artist signature and date, reproduced within print)
  • THE WORLD (On map in image)
  • Ein treuer Bild meines / [str?]beits 3 immers, als ich / den zweiten Theil des / Kosmos [?] / A Humboldt [sehr...?] (Pen and ink inscription signed A Humboldt, bottom right corner)
Subjects depicted
World Maps
Desk
Chair
Table
Books
File Boxes
Vase
Curtains
Mirror
Cornices
Couch
Stars of David
Lamp
Frames (Furnishings)
Humboldt, Alexander Von
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.577-2007

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Record createdMay 30, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O135603/alexander-von-humboldt-in-his-print-hildebrand-eduard/
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