4.1965.9: Plant Study: Kaiserkrone
DrawingsThe cut stem is straight and topped with a crown of slender warm-green leaves bursting from the top, reminiscent of a pineapple. A whorl of yellow bell flowers with noticeable stamens hang down in this lily related plant. Bottom leaves are not depicted. Shading and highlights give the illustration depth. A shadow drawn underneath gives it depth and dimensionality, the background is plain antique white. Manuscript of the Latin name in the lower left.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 4.1965.9
- People
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Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Josef Abel, Austrian (1764 - 1818)
- Title
- Plant Study: Kaiserkrone
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- Culture
- Austrian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/312050
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper
- Dimensions
- 36.9 x 23.6 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- watermark: coat-of-arms with fleur-de-lys and C & I HONIG (similar to Heawood 1824)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from the Collection of Edouard Sandoz
- Object Number
- 4.1965.9
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/22/2019 - 02/25/2020
Verification Level
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