Portret van Friedrich von Schiller
1790 - 1834
Medium
etching
Dimensions
104; 78
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 104 mm x breedte 78 mm
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of Friedrich von Schiller** *Etching by Ernst Karl Gottlieb Thelott, 1790–1834* This intimate etching captures the likeness of Friedrich von Schiller, one of Germany's most celebrated poets, playwrights, and philosophers the Enlightenment era. Created by Ernst Karl Gottlieb Thelott, skilled German engraver active in the late 18 and early 19th, the portrait measures a modest 104 mm high by 78 mm wide—perfect for personal collections, books, or albums. Schiller (1759–1805), a central figure in Weimar Classicism Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, authored masterpieces like *The Robbers* ...
About the Artist
Ernst Karl Gottlieb Thelott · 1760–1834
Ernst Karl Gottlieb Thelott (1760–1834) was a German copperplate engraver and painter whose career spanned the transition from Enlightenment classicism to early Romanticism, working primarily in Augsburg and later becoming a representative figure of the Düsseldorf School of Painting. Born in Augsburg—one of Germany's historic centers for printmaking and artistic crafts—Thelott developed his engrav...