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Der Charfunkel (The Red Gemstone)
Eduard Jakob von Steinle (Austrian, active in Germany, 1810–1886)
1834
Medium/Technique
Pen and black ink over graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.4 x 32.6 cm (11 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 31.7 x 34.9 cm (12 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 31.7 x 34.9 cm (12 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number2005.326
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionIllustration for the poem "Der Karfunkel" in "Allemannische Gedichte für Freunde ländlicher Natur und Sitten" by Johann Peter Hebel, first published Karlsruhe, 1803.
InscriptionsIn graphite, l.l. in image: St. fec. 1834; center, below border line: "Der Charfunkel seihe Hebel Alleman: Ged."
ProvenanceFrederic R. Halsey, New York (1847–1918) [Lugt 1308]; retroactive accession by MFA from unknown source, October 20, 2005.