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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (portrait, steel punch)
Lost Art-ID
583837
Artist / Creator
Krüger, Carl Reinhard
Birth
1794.03.20, Dresden
Death
1879.02.20, Dresden
Artist / Creator
Schadow, Gottfried (Künstler der Vorlage)
Birth
1764.05.20, Berlin
Death
1850.01.27, Berlin
Title
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (portrait, steel punch)
Dating
1824
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Steel) / forged ; repoussé
Height
6.00 cm
Diameter
19.50 cm
Inventory number
KPl/02050
Description
Flat cylindrical embossing stick, somewhat irregular sides. Polished upper side, recessed shoulder piece in profile, right side (left side in casting), short curly hair, skirt, jabot, order star. Double edge bridge, recessed, with inscription. Sides painted black.
Inscribed on the front, recessed, inverted: (above) "GOETHE*", (below), "1824*".
Provenance
acquired by the Goethe National Museum on 11 January 1937 from Antiquariat Paul Krampe, Dresden;
Pre-provenance: Leon Nathansohn;
identified as cultural property seized due to persecution, damaged: Leon Nathansohn
Published since
Contact
Klassik Stiftung Weimar / Direktion Museen
Frauenplan 1
99423 Weimar
Germany
Phone
+49 (0) 3643 545 310
Fax
+49 (0) 3643 545 356
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