The Church-Goer

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The Church-Goer

1835

August Hoffmann (German, 1810–1872) After a painting of 1834 by Louis Ammy Blanc (German, 1810–1885) Published by the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westphalen zu Düsseldorf (founded 1829) Printed by C. Schulgen-Bettendorff, Bonn (active 19th century)

The young woman holding a prayer book is standing in front of Cologne’s Gothic cathedral, which had been left unfinished for centuries. A few years after the date of this print, in 1842, construction resumed; the church was completed in 1880.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Church-Goer
Die Kirchgängerin, Memberhship print for the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westphalen zu Düsseldorf for 1835/36

Date:

1835

Artists:

Medium:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 14 1/4 x 10 3/16 inches (36.2 x 25.9 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches (40.4 x 30.2 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:

1985-52-18844

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe

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