The Return of the Shepherds (recto); Figure studies (verso)

Details

Ludwig Adrian Richter (1803-1884)
The Return of the Shepherds (recto); Figure studies (verso)
signed (?) 'LAR'
pencil
5¾ x 5¼ in. (148 x 134 mm.)

Provenance

Purchased at Karl & Faber, Munich, June 1958, Auktion 64, lot 379.

Engraved

By Flegel for plate 4 of Hymnen für Kinder, Berlin, 1849.

Lot Essay

Hymnen für Kinder, subtitled Gott in der Natur, was a collection of short parables translated from Anna L. Aikin's English text by Thekla von Gompert. The illustrations for chapter headings were designed by Richter and engraved by various hands.

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