A man wearing night-dress reading a play. Etching by R. Brichet, 1783, after J.F. de Göz.
- Goez, Joseph Franz, Freiherr von, 1754-1815.
- Date:
- [1784?]
- Reference:
- 2957116i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
He stands at a lectern reading La chasse heureuse, Acte II: the play appears to be fictitious, but as Goez was a playwright and a member of the Munich theatrical world, it could be a reference to an unpublished play. The volume containing the play is illustrated with an engraving of a scene. Hanging from the side of the lectern is a theatrical mask, while on shelves inside it books are stored. A dog sleeps at its master's feet
Publication/Creation
Augsbourg [Augsburg] : [Kaiserlich Franziskische Akademie], [1784?]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 22.3 x 15.5 cm
Lettering
La lecture. J.F. de Göz pinxit. R. Brichet sculp.1783
Bears number: 3
Notes
The series of which this is a part is cited as: "Exércices d'imagination de differens caractéres et formes humaines", Paris 1784, and as "Die heutige sichtbare Körperwelt oder 100 Charakter ( - ) Züge derer denen Menschen [...] äusserlich kennbar werdender, innerlich verborgener guter - oder böser leidenschafftlicher Beschaffenheiten [...] Erfunden und gezeichnet von Joseph Franz von Göz. Herausgegeben und zu finden bey der gemeinschaftlichen Handlung der kays. franziszischen Reichsakademie Fr. K. und W. in Augsburg [...]", 1783-1785
References note
Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du dix-huitième siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, département des estampes. Tome III, Paris 1934, p. 370, Brichet no. 7 (the set)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2957116i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores