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The image shows a person standing with one leg crossed over the other. They have curly, shoulder-length hair and a calm facial expression. The person is wearing a tunic, a knee-length coat or dress with pants, and sturdy shoes. They are carrying a bundle of metal vessels. The background is plain. There is some text at the bottom of the image.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Bierwirthsjung (Beer Hall Boy)
Catherine Brandinn and Sebastian Mansfeld, after Johann Christian Brand
- Date
- 1775
- Medium
- engraving with etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 36.1 × 24.7 cm (14 3/16 × 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2015.16.16
- Credit line
- Purchased as an Anonymous Gift
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)
Provenance
(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.
Inscription
lower left in plate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof.; lower center: Geetzet v. Cath. Brandinn.; lower right in plate: Verfert v. S. Mansfeld ; lower center in plate: Bierwirthsjung./Garcon cabaret à biere
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