Digital Collection

The ridiculous squire, Cornelis Troost

Cornelis Troost

The ridiculous squire

de

Back to top

Cornelis Troost

The ridiculous squire, 1744

Blatt: 370 mm

Inventory Number: 2900

Object Number: 2900 Z

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

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: The ridiculous squire

Draughtsman

Cornelis Troost

Period Produced

18th century

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Netherlandish

Production Reason

Label at the Time of Manufacture: signiert links (mit dem Pinsel in Schwarz): C. Troost [verlaufen]; signiert und datiert mittig: C. Troost / 1744

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen mittig (mit Bleistift): 64 // reprod: Prestel-Ges; verso bezeichnet mittig (mit Bleistift): 48; unten links: ro- P[... überklebt]
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: JH[...]OON und Wappen mit Krone

Work Catalogues: Niemeijer 1973.240.286.T

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

33B2duelling
43C394fencing (sport)
46A12nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood
43A2private festivities, merry company
41AA1civic architecture; edifices; dwellings - AA - civic architecture: inside
33A3visiting; receiving guests; elegant company
43C394(+2)fencing (sport) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.))
31D14(+51)adult man (+ standing)
33B2(+0)duelling (+ variant)
41AA11palace - AA - civic architecture: inside

More to discover

Website

Visit the
Städel Museum

To the website

Contact

Do you have any suggestions, questions or information about this work?

Permalink

staedelmuseum.de/go/ds/2900z

Funded by

Last update

21.01.2025