Harvard Art Museums > G3493: Gretchen Fainting at Church Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Gretchen Fainting at Church (Ferdinand Ruscheweyh)(After Peter Cornelius) , G3493,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/279509. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G3493 People Ferdinand Ruscheweyh, German (1785 - 1846) After Peter Cornelius, German (1783 - 1867) Title Gretchen Fainting at Church Other Titles Series/Book Title: Bilder zu Goethe's Faust Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1816 Places Creation Place: Europe, Germany Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/279509 Physical Descriptions Medium Engraving on cream wove paper Technique Engraving Dimensions plate: 47.8 x 58.2 cm (18 13/16 x 22 15/16 in.) sheet: 58.5 x 73.7 cm (23 1/16 x 29 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in plate, lower right: Fer. Ruscheweyh fc. Roma 1815 inscription: in plate, lower left: P. Cornelius del. 1811 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Apell 20, Le Blanc 35 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Object Number G3493 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Part of a series of twelve engravings, including a title and a dedication page, illustrating Goethe’s Faust printed by Wenner in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 1816. The twelve prints after Peter Cornelius, with eleven engravings by Ferdinand Ruscheweyh and one by Julius Caesar Thäter (see Apell 20). Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
