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Wilhelm von Kobell
1766-1853
A Boy Asking Alms from a Man on Horseback
1831
Watercolor over graphite.
10 1/4 x 11 1/8 inches (260 x 282 mm)
Thaw Collection.
2017.138
Notes: 

Watermark: none visible through lining.

Inscription: 

Signed and dated at lower right, in graphite, "Wilhelm v. Kobell / 1831".

Provenance: 
Galerie Biedermann, Munich; Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, New York.
Associated names: 

Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 221, repr.
Denison, Cara D. et al. Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw. Part II. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1985, no. 30.

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Artist page: 
Kobell, Wilhelm von
School: 
German
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints