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Portrait of the Rabe Children: Hermann, age 14 and Edmond, age 7 (recto); Proof before corrections of small faults in the images (verso)

1822
Not on view
Schadow worked primarily as a Neoclassical sculptor; among his many works is the ornamentation on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He was also an early practitioner of lithography, which he took up during the second half of his career; printmaking remained more of a hobby. Schadow created several lithographic portraits of children including this one depicting the two sons of Martin Friedrich Rabe, an architect. According to his diary, Schadow sketched the children on November 28, 1822, and created the lithograph on December 2. That very day, he may have produced this proof impression, which displays an unfinished state on one side and a more finished one, shown here, on the other.

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  • Title: Portrait of the Rabe Children: Hermann, age 14 and Edmond, age 7 (recto); Proof before corrections of small faults in the images (verso)
  • Artist: Johann Gottfried Schadow (German, Berlin 1764–1850 Berlin)
  • Date: 1822
  • Medium: Lithograph; proof
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (21.9 x 33.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: John J. McKendry Fund, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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