The image shows the upper half of a man's body, including his torso and part of his right arm leaning on the back of a chair. He is seated in a three-quarter pose, facing slightly to his left. The man has curly, voluminous dark brown hair. His facial features include light blue eyes, arched eyebrows, and a half-smile. He is dressed in a formal, dark-colored coat with a high collar and is wearing a white shirt with a ruffled front. The man is holding a book in his right hand, which rests against the chair. The background is a neutral, soft gradient of darker tones.
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The image shows the upper half of a man's body, including his torso and part of his right arm leaning on the back of a chair. He is seated in a three-quarter pose, facing slightly to his left. The man has curly, voluminous dark brown hair. His facial features include light blue eyes, arched eyebrows, and a half-smile. He is dressed in a formal, dark-colored coat with a high collar and is wearing a white shirt with a ruffled front. The man is holding a book in his right hand, which rests against the chair. The background is a neutral, soft gradient of darker tones.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Adolph Friedrich Theodor Gritzner

Friedrich Christian Krieger

Date
1809
Medium
pastel on blue laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 51.8 x 42.3 cm (20 3/8 x 16 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1992.87.32
Credit line
Gift of Arthur L. Liebman
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • male
  • portrait
  • Gritzner, Adolph Friedrich Theodor
Provenance

Arthur Liebman [d. 1991], Lake Forest, IL; bequest 1992, to NGA

Inscription

lower center in brown pastel: V. Krieger 1809; on back of mount, by later hand, center verso in brown ink: Adolph Friedrich Theodor / Gritzner / Dr. jur. uFr. / (1779 - 1851) / [als braütigam?] crossed out / Gemalt von Krieger 1809.

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