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This is a drawing of an architectural sketch featuring decorative elements and structures. The drawing illustrates a section of a building interior or facade with ornate architectural details, such as archways and column capitals. In the middle of the composition, there is a figure of a woman sitting on an elaborate chair. The drawing is executed in a loose, sketchy style, with detailed line work. The use of curves and scrolls in the embellishments adds to the intricate design.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
Architectural Details for a Wall Decoration with Empress Maria Theresia Embracing the Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Moritz von Schwind
- Date
- c. 1864
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on ivory paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 17.9 x 22.6 cm (7 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2003.95.1
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1801 to 1825
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- architecture
- Seated figure
- interior
- Woman
- Austrian
- child
- portrait
Provenance
Estate of the artist; Dr. Demmer-Siebert ; Ingeborg Tremmel;(sale, Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 5 May 2003, no. 318); (via Artemis Fine Arts Inc., New York); purchased 2003 by NGA.
Inscription
lower right in graphite: Mozart & Maria Theresia
NGA object ID 127893. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.