In the foreground, on the right, an obelisk towers, in front of which three farmers are talking to each other; furthermore, there is a dance in front of the tavern; in the background, one sees the village with the church.
Provenance
From the collection of duke Ernest II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (cf. 1826 inventory). [...]. 1935 in the reorganized exhibition (file 3405); mentioned in letter of August 6, 1936 (file 3475); photographed by Rose Heidl in 1936; still present in the museum in 1943 (catalog 1943, sheet 80); since then whereabouts unknown.
Literature / Source
Inventar 1826 (Verzeichnis), Abt. IV, Nr. 6; Inventar 1854 Schneider, Abt. III, Nr. 51; Schneider 1868, III, Nr. 51; SSFG, SM, Archiv, Akte 3405 (1935); Akte 3475 (1936); Katalog 1943, Bl. 80; Verlustdokumentation Neumeister
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Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
