Schadow’s Calling Card with Statue of the Three Graces and Sculptor's Tools

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Schadow’s Calling Card with Statue of the Three Graces and Sculptor's Tools

c. 1798

Johann Gottfried Schadow (German, 1764–1850)

One of the leading sculptors of his time, Johann Gottfried Schadow was named director of the art academy in Berlin in 1815.

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Object Details

Title:

Schadow’s Calling Card with Statue of the Three Graces and Sculptor's Tools

Date:

c. 1798

Artist:

Johann Gottfried Schadow (German, 1764–1850)

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Sheet: 2 15/16 x 3 3/4 inches (7.6 x 9.6 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:

1985-52-18931

Geography:

Made in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

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