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An ink drawing of three figures in the center of an overgrown forest, surrounded by animals in the trees and grass.

An ink drawing of three figures in the center of an overgrown forest. An older bearded man is kneeling on the ground, as light shines from the symbols he draws into the dirt. A young woman lies against a tomb, while a young man stands over her with his arms outstretched. Various animals including owls, an alligator, and a wild cat look on from the grass and trees that surround the figures.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.68
People
Johann Jakob Hoch, German (1750 - 1829)
Title
The Wizard's Spell
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1780
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/294964

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, bordered in gold
Dimensions
actual: 45.9 x 59.7 cm (18 1/16 x 23 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Melvin R. Seiden Fund, Louise Haskell Daly Fund and Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.68
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Central European Drawings, 1680-1800: a Selection from American Collections, exh. cat., Princeton University Art Museum (Princeton, NJ, 1989), p. 22, cat. no. 82 p. 222, repr.
  • William W. Robinson, Classicism-Romanticism-Realism: German Drawings from Mengs to Menzel in the Harvard University Art Museums, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1998), checklist no. 6

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