Self Portrait with Artist Friend, ca. 1820/25

ArtistTheodor Hildebrandt, Szczecin 1804–1874 Düsseldorf

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame53,8 × 36 cm

Dimensions with frame66,5 × 49,2 × 6 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workThis double portrait by the artist Theodor Hildebrandt appears to show him and a friend. As a traditional symbol of loyalty, the dog signifies the close relationship between the two subjects. In the early nineteenth century, the theme of friendship had almost religious overtones in the German-speaking world, as proven by the existence of many friendship paintings. In 1826, Hildebrandt and other art students followed the painter Wilhelm Schadow from Berlin to Düsseldorf, where he had become the director of the art academy. This very close circle also produced pictures dedicated to friendship.

AccessionAcquisition 1949

Provenance[...]; 1949 angekauft vom Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf

Inventory numberM 4919

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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