BIB_ID
325252
Accession number
MA 473.25
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Published
undated
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 drawing
Notes
"Goetz von Berlichingen / with / The Iron Hand / A Drama in Five Acts." by Goethe, was first published in 1773.
Part of a collection of Thackeray drawings; items in the collection are described in individual records.
Part of a collection of Thackeray drawings; items in the collection are described in individual records.
5 3/16 x 6 9/16 inches (132 x 167 mm)
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Summary
Being a pen and ink drawing of two men in conversation while a third young man looks on; the man in the center is dressed in armor; the courtier to his left is holding his plumed helmet; Tennyson has written under the three men "Goetz von Berlichingen."
Medium
pen and ink.
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