Lorelei

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Lorelei

c. 1854-1855

Georg Jacob Felsing (German, 1802–1883) After a painting of c. 1853-5 by Carl Ferdinand Sohn (German, 1805–1867) Published by the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westphalen zu Düsseldorf , 1860 (founded 1829) Printed by C Schulgen-Bettendorff, Konigl Kunst Academie, Düsseldorf Later reublished by Jos. Rings, Düsseldorf

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Object Details

Titles:

Lorelei
Membership print for the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westphalen zu Düsseldorf membership print for 1859-60

Date:

c. 1854-1855

Artists:

Medium:

Etching and engraving with masked plate tone

Dimensions:

Plate: 20 1/16 x 15 1/2 inches (50.9 x 39.4 cm) Sheet: 20 1/16 x 15 9/16 inches (50.9 x 39.5 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:

1985-52-18617

Geography:

Made in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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