Silhouettes
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TitleSilhouettes
Held atUniversity of London, Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Reference codeEGS/5/2/SIL
Date[1774-1778], 1928-1946
Scope and ContentSilhouettes of Goethe and Charlotte von Stein, executed on laid paper with captions in pencil, including the name of G Müller and the date 1774. Stored inside a folded paper sheet with 'No.175/N No.18 J.W.von Goethe, Dichter, Weimar 1778' written in ink on the face.
With letters from Karl Breul (21 October 1928), George Peabody Gooch (7 July 1943) and Leonard Ashley Willoughby (12 March 1946) to Ella Oswald, apparently part of a larger correspondence. All three are broadly in favour of the possibility of selling or auctioning the silhouettes.
With letters from Karl Breul (21 October 1928), George Peabody Gooch (7 July 1943) and Leonard Ashley Willoughby (12 March 1946) to Ella Oswald, apparently part of a larger correspondence. All three are broadly in favour of the possibility of selling or auctioning the silhouettes.
Conditions governing accessOpen
Physical descriptionHand-painted. 11.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Slightly foxed but generally in good condition. Letters: MS
Level of descriptionfile