This is a photograph of a bilingual advertisement leaflet. The leaflet presents information about "Arbeiten der Musse" or "Ouvrages de Loisir" by Johann Philipp Veith in German and French. The text is elegantly formatted, with the German text appearing at the top, followed by its French translation below. The typeface used for the central text is a classic serif. There is a decorative border comprising a pattern of fleur-de-lis that frames the content. The leaflet indicates that the works will be available in Dresden through the seller Morasch et Skerl, with specifics provided for where it can be found. This presentation style reflects an 18th or 19th-century aesthetic, suggestive of well-crafted graphic design typically found in historical publication marketing.
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This is a photograph of a bilingual advertisement leaflet. The leaflet presents information about "Arbeiten der Musse" or "Ouvrages de Loisir" by Johann Philipp Veith in German and French. The text is elegantly formatted, with the German text appearing at the top, followed by its French translation below. The typeface used for the central text is a classic serif. There is a decorative border comprising a pattern of fleur-de-lis that frames the content. The leaflet indicates that the works will be available in Dresden through the seller Morasch et Skerl, with specifics provided for where it can be found. This presentation style reflects an 18th or 19th-century aesthetic, suggestive of well-crafted graphic design typically found in historical publication marketing.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Arbeiten der Musse/Ouvrages de Loisir (Works of Leisure), Part 2

Philipp Veith

Date
c. 1824
Medium
portfolio of six etchings with title page
Classification
Portfolio
Accession number
2018.170.1-6
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Arbeiten der Musse/Ouvrages de Loisir (Works of Leisure), Part 2
Provenance

(C.G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2018 by NGA.

NGA object ID 219450. 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.