Rafael. Kunst und Kuenstlerleben, in Gedichten von Karl Foerster. - Mit Kupfern nach Gemaelden von Rafael.

Carl August Förster

RA Collection: Book

Record number

06/3745

Author

Imprint

Leipzig,: bei G.J. Göschen., 1827.

Physical Description

[4], 176, [2] p., frontis. (port.), [17] pl. (six fold.); 222 mm. (Octavo.)

General Note

The plates carry no plate-numbers, but three carry the numbers of the pages next to which they are to be bound (viz. 26, 45, 146). The folding plates are [11-15, 17].

Contents

[Frontis., t.p., dedic.] - Weihe - [Text, with pl.] - Chronologische Uebersicht ... - Inhaltsverzeichniss - [Note].

Responsibility Note

The frontispiece is signed 'J. v K. 1809'. Most plates are signed as painted by Raphael (plate [8] is signed as painted by Raphael and drawn by Rensch, and pl. [11] is signed as drawn by Ander?), and as engraved by G.J.A. (or J.G.A.) Frenzel, H.C. Müller, Rosmäsler, Rosmäsler directed by Pr. Mathäi, or Fleischmann.

Plates [3] and [6] carry the publisher's imprint, 'Dresden bei P.G. Hi(l)scher' and the heading 'Beilage zu der Zeitschrift Merkur (für 1822)'.

Summary Note

The publication-date of 1827 is carried by the title-page. Plates [3, 5, 8] carry the date 1822; pl. [9], 1821; the frontispiece, 1809.

The frontispiece shows a portrait of Raphael. The other plates show paintings by him - apart from pl. [11, 12], which show his villa. Seven are fully engraved, the rest are outline drawings.

Provenance

The front loose endpaper is inscribed in ink, 'Bequest of Sr. A.W. Callcott'.

Copy Note

An additional plate has been inserted loosely between pages 168 and 169, captioned 'Vierge Aux Candelabres' and carrying the imprint 'A Paris chez Fr. Janet ...' (n.d.).

Binding Note

19th-century blue papered boards, upper and lower covers having printed neoclassical border, upper cover lettered 'Rafael. Von Karl Foerster.'; spine lacking former paper spine-label.

Name as Subject

Subject

Painters - Painting - Italy - History - 16th century - Renaissance
Biography - German poetry - Germany - 19th century
Pictorial works - Germany - 19th century

Contributors

Georg Joachim Göschen, publisher
Raphael, source artist
Johann Gottfried Abraham Frenzel, engraver
Sir Augustus Wall Callcott RA, previous owner, donor