The Evening Bells (The Curfew)

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The Evening Bells (The Curfew)

1858

Albrecht Fürchtegott Schultheiss (German, 1823–1909) After a painting of 1857 by Theodor Christoph Schüz (German, 1830–1900)

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Object Details

Titles:

The Evening Bells (The Curfew)
Die Abendglocke, Membership print of the Munich Kunstverein for 1858 and the Albrecht-Dürer-Verein in Nuremberg for 1859

Date:

1858

Artists:

Albrecht Fürchtegott Schultheiss (German, 1823–1909) After a painting of 1857 by Theodor Christoph Schüz (German, 1830–1900)

Medium:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 22 15/16 × 17 1/8 inches (58.3 × 43.5 cm) Sheet: 25 1/4 × 19 inches (64.1 × 48.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-19862

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe

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