Lot Essay
The present drawings form part of a series depicting verses from the Old Testament. The central scenes are by Füssli while the architectural borders are by Preissler.
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Aaron and the Ark of the Covenant; and An Old Testament subject
Details
Johann Melchior Füssli (Zurich 1677-1736) and Johann Daniel Preissler (Nuremberg 1666-1737)
Aaron and the Ark of the Covenant; and An Old Testament subject
the first inscribed 'A' and 'B' (lower left and lower right respectively) and further inscribed and numbered 'JAB CCCIX' (upper right), the second inscribed 'I' and 'II' (lower left and right respectively) and further inscribed and numbered ' JAB DLXXI' (upper right)
pen and brown and grey ink and brown and grey wash, within the artist's sculptured pen and ink borders, one watermark, on paper, unframed
11¾ x 8 in. (29.8 x 20.3 cm.); and slightly smaller (2)
Aaron and the Ark of the Covenant; and An Old Testament subject
the first inscribed 'A' and 'B' (lower left and lower right respectively) and further inscribed and numbered 'JAB CCCIX' (upper right), the second inscribed 'I' and 'II' (lower left and right respectively) and further inscribed and numbered ' JAB DLXXI' (upper right)
pen and brown and grey ink and brown and grey wash, within the artist's sculptured pen and ink borders, one watermark, on paper, unframed
11¾ x 8 in. (29.8 x 20.3 cm.); and slightly smaller (2)
Engraved
For Johan Jacob Scheucher, Physica Sacra, Augsburg, 1731-5.
Brought to you by
Harriet West
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