Hands Holding a Sword and a Tricorn

Anton Graffc. 1790

Details

Title: Hands Holding a Sword and a Tricorn
Creator: Anton Graff
Date Created: c. 1790
Physical Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 38.4 cm (11 9/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
Provenance: Estate of the artist; by descent to his son, Karl Anton Graff, Dresden (died 1832); (his sale, Dresden, 19 November 1832). Constantin Kraukling, Dresden; by descent to his heirs; Fritz Arndt, Oberwartha (not in Lugt; his stamp on old mount). (sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 19-20 March 1914, among lots 56 or 61). (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 2003 by NGA.
Medium: charcoal touched with white chalk on brown laid paper

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