Seated male nude
Seated male nude

Currently not on view

Seated male nude,

1680

Samuel Bottschild, 1641–1706; born Sangerhausen, Germany; died Dresden, Germany
2019-4

Information

Title
Seated male nude
Dates

1680

Maker
Samuel Bottschild
Medium
Black and white chalk
Dimensions
58 × 40.7 cm (22 13/16 × 16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2019-4
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Dresden

Signatures
Signed and dated in black chalk, lower right: S. Bottschild | Dresden 1680
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped in red ink lower right corner: K.2 | n.m.
Culture
German
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, black chalk, chalk
Subject
nudes, men

Private collection, Germany; Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, auction, Nov. 30, 2019, lot 6445

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