A man whose height is being measured holds a proposal of marriage that he has received. Etching by R. Brichet, 1783, after J. F. de Göz.
- Goez, Joseph Franz, Freiherr von, 1754-1815.
- Date:
- [1783]
- Reference:
- 2954118i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
He stands against a calibrated marker which measures his height as 5 feet and 3 inches. The proposal reads: "Je sens les fruits de tes carésses. Dans l'espérance que tu m'épousera a moins que je ne plaide contre ton inconstance je suis ta fidele Fanchon", signed with a burning heart
Publication/Creation
Augsbourg [Augsburg] : [Kaiserlich Franziskische Akademie], [1783]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 22.2 x 15.6 cm
Lettering
Brisepot de 5 pieds et 3. p. J.F. de Göz del. R. Brichet sculp. 1783
Bears number: 21
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 2954118i
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Location Status Access Closed stores