Admission Card to the Berlin Artists' Union Ball of February 22, 1844

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Admission Card to the Berlin Artists' Union Ball of February 22, 1844

1844

Theodor Hosemann (German, 1807–1875)

This Künstler Ball (artists’ ball) in honor of academy director Johann Gottfried Schadow was held on February 22, 1844, three months before his eightieth birthday. The five costumed dancers represent the arts of poetry, painting, architecture, sculpture, and printmaking.

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Object Details

Title:

Admission Card to the Berlin Artists' Union Ball of February 22, 1844
Festkarte des älteren Künstlervereins zum Künstlerball am 22. Februar 1844, Addressed to Johann Gottfried Schadow

Date:

1844

Artist:

Theodor Hosemann (German, 1807–1875)

Medium:

Lithograph (hand-colored proof with gilding)

Dimensions:

Sheet: 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 inches (20.9 x 18.5 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:

1985-52-31064

Geography:

Made in Berlin, Germany, Europe

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