Schauspielerin (Portrait of an Actress)

Drawing

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Schauspielerin (Portrait of an Actress)

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.312

Type of Drawing

Charcoal

Artwork Details

Medium

Charcoal, Paper, Pencil

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Anton Graff

Role

Artist

Date made

1786

Time Period

18th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Signature

Location

Mat board, front bottom middle

Transcription

A. Graff [illegible: Lyanspilenin?]

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Inscription

Location

Print back, bottom

Transcription

Anton Graff (1736-1813) Schauspielerin (Kohle) Besitzer: Fritz Gurlitt-Berlin aus: Deutsche [illegible: Geitteumoppe] du Meriu=Gesellschaft - XVI. Druck [illegible: Blahh] Nr. 3

Material/Technique

Written

Type

Inscription

Location

Print back, bottom left corner

Transcription

77.

Material/Technique

Written

Type

Signature, Date

Location

Print front, bottom right corner

Transcription

A. G. 1786

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

mat board front, lower left corner

Transcription

77.

Material/Technique

Written

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Friedrich "Fritz" Gurlitt (1854-1893), Berlin {1};...Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries. {1} Provenance noted on recto of work