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Messenger delivering a letter to a seated man, with a soldier next to him, Franz Pforr

Franz Pforr

Messenger delivering a letter to a seated man, with a soldier next to him

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Messenger delivering a letter to a seated man, with a soldier next to him, ca. 1791 – 1803

Blatt: 130 x 198 mm

Inventory Number: SG 505

Object Number: SG 505 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1915

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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Title: Messenger delivering a letter to a seated man, with a soldier next to him

Draughtsman

Franz Pforr

Bundle: Twelve youth drawings

Verso: Soldier on horseback and three standing soldiers in different uniforms

Part Number / Total: 11 / 12

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

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German

Production Reason

study

Captions Added Later: Verso unten Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues: Lehr 1924.338.1-12

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13.05.2026