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The Hermit, 1755, 1770

  • etching, burin engraving, paper
  • 134 x 142 mm
  • Inv. 2014-EN

Public Domain

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Artist

Johann Georg Wille RKD
Giessen 1715 - Paris 1808
etchersAAT

Title The Hermit
Date 1755
1770
Period 18th century
Medium and support etching AAT
burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: J P Wille 1755
printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Dessiné et Gravé par J.G. Wille, 1770
inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: L'hermite 2e Etat N° 25
inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 11
stamps (tools) reverse, centre below: Stad Gent/ Musuem voor schone kunsten
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
Inventory number 2014-EN
Acquisition credit unknown
2014
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-EN
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11345/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015636 landscapes AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass
11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass
11Q33 withdrawal into the wilderness or desert ~ ascetic life Iconclass
11Q331 anchorite, hermit Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25H11 mountains Iconclass
25H112 rocks Iconclass
31A235 sitting figure Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31D112 child Iconclass
31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
47I17(STRAW) agricultural products and by-products: straw Iconclass
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