Artist: Leo von Elliot (German, 1816–1890)
Place/Date: Antwerp, Belgium, 1857
Object type: Caricatural reportage, preparatory drawing
Medium: Pencil with watercolour on wove paper
Dimensions: Sheet 263 × 400 mm
Signature: Leo von Elliot (lower right)
Description: preparatory sketch for WV 4.1.52 — Scene at the Carnival in Antwerp; wood-engraving in Illustrirte Zeitung, vol. 28, no. 711 (14 Feb 1857), p. 137.
Catalogue raisonné: Eckhart G. Franz. Revolution, Krieg und Streik, Weltausstellung und Volksfest : der Illustrator und Karikaturist Leo von Elliot (1816–1890). — Darmstadt : Hessische Historische Kommission, 2000; p. 310, fig. 411 [LIB-2761.2021]
WV 4.1.52 — Illustrirte Zeitung, Bd. 28, Nr. 711 (14.2.1857), S. 137.
Title: Scene beim Karneval in Antwerpen (wood-engraving), 20 × 24,5 cm;
Accompanying article: “Der Karneval in Antwerpen,” S. 138. — (Abb. 411)
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Caricature , Drawing |
| Period | 19 AD , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Belgium |
| Media/Technique | Graphite , Paper , Pencil , Wash , Watercolour , Wove paper |
| Genre | Caricature , Festival and pageant images |
| Subject | Antwerp (city) , Belgium , Caricature , Carnival , City , Crowd , Dog , Everyday life , Festival , Genre-piece , Humour , Preparatory design , Social life and customs , Soldiers , Street |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1857 |
| Catalogue raisonne | Eckhart G. Franz (2000) |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
