Lot 139
139
Julius Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld (Leipzig 1794-1872 Dresden)
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Julius Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld (Leipzig 1794-1872 Dresden)

The Angel of the Lord defeating the armies of Sennacherib the Assyrian (II Chronicles XXXII:21)

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Julius Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld (Leipzig 1794-1872 Dresden)
The Angel of the Lord defeating the armies of Sennacherib the Assyrian (II Chronicles XXXII:21)
signed and dated 'JSC 1858 d. 31 Decmbr.'
black chalk, pen and grey ink, minor losses
8 5/8 x 10¼ in. (222 x 262 mm)
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Lot Essay

Professor Dr Helmut Börsch-Supan has confirmed the attribution to Schnorr von Carolsfeld, after studying the original, in a letter dated 17 March 2006. The drawing was used in preparation for the artist's Bilderbibel (Illustrated Bible) published in 1860. This project was inspired by 15th and 16th Century illustrations by artists such as Dürer, Cranach and Holbein who took advantage of advances in commercial printmaking to illustrate biblical texts in woodcuts and copper engravings.

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