Portrait of Levin Schücking, 1847/48

ArtistElisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, Warszawa 1819–1881 København

DepictedLevin Schücking, Clemenswerth (bei Sögel, Emsland) 1814–1883 Bad Pyrmont

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame62 × 50 cm

Dimensions with frame78 × 65,5 × 9,5 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workElisabeth Jerichau-Baumann studied privately in Düsseldorf and became one of the most successful German woman painters of her time. She grew up in Warsaw and was a sought-after portrait artist. This picture was completed in Rome, where she married the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau, whom she later followed to Denmark. Levin Schücking was a widely read Westphalian writer who spent some time in Rome as a correspondent for the “Kölnische Zeitung”. His friend, the writer Ferdinand Freiligrath, described his bright eyes as “ghost eyes”.

AccessionAcquisition 2018

ProvenanceVermutlich bis 2018 im Besitz der Familie der Künstlerin; 2018 angekauft von den Nachfahren der Künstlerin

Inventory numberM 2018-3

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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