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Friedrich Bernhard Werner
1690-1778
View of a City Street in Breslau(?)
Pen and black ink and wash, over graphite on laid paper. Three vertical rules in graphite. Adhered to old mount.
7 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches (181 x 289 mm); decorative mount 9 15/16 x 14 1/8 inches (252 x 358 mm)
Gift of H.P. Kraus.
1961.52
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Attributed by H.P. Kraus to Friedrich Bernhard Werner. Acquired as Friedrich Bernhard Werner.
Watermark: Crowned shield with posthorn inside. Watermark, beta radiograph. shield, coat of arms, crown, post horn. 249717wm_1961_52_WM_beta.jpg
Inscription:
Inscribed variously above buildings in pen and black ink; at lower right below ruled border, "F.B.Werner Silg:d[elin] [cut off]", and at lower center in graphite, "pr 9x[?]"; on old mount at lower center in graphite, "Friedrich Bernh. Werner / +1778", at lower right, "17x18-8"; on fragment of old mount, "113"; on Kraus mount at lower right, "Nostizsche (?) Haus / Schaffgotsche Haus / (Schls. Grafen - Fam.)".
Provenance:
H.P. Kraus.
Associated names:
Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, former owner.
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