67 - E. ILLE (1823-1900), Lipsia, an allegory of Leipzig, Pen drawing

E. ILLE (1823-1900), Lipsia, an allegory of Leipzig, Pen drawing Eduard Valentin Joseph Karl Ille (1823 Munich - 1900 ibid.): Lipsia, an allegory of Leipzig, 19th century, Pen drawing Technique: Washed Pen drawing over Pencil on Paper, on Date: 19th century Description: Allegorical depiction at the entrance to Leipzig. Inscribed on the plinth on the right in the depiction: "Lipsia" - Latin and Italian name of the city of Leipzig; verso with further drawing (horse with wings and rider making music). Leipzig is not only an important trade fair centre in Central Europe with one of the oldest trade fairs in the world (1190), but also has an important musical tradition dating back to the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; it is also home to the oldest universities for both commerce and music in Germany. Original drawing by the artist Eduard Ille, who was much in demand during his lifetime; Ille was a painter and talented draughtsman who knew how to utilise his talent in the fields of illustration, caricature and writing. About the artist's life: Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and Moritz von Schwind; proficient with both the pen and the drawing pencil, he worked for many years as a permanent contributor to the Munich magazines "Fliegende Blätter" and "Münchener Bilderbogen", to which Wilhelm Busch also contributed; he played a major role in the extraordinary success of the "Fliegende Blätter", of which he became co-editor in 1863 - his caricaturistic depictions from the Biedermeier period were very popular; colleague of Lothar Meggendorfer and Edmund Harburger; in 1865 he painted a cycle "Aus Aus der Biedermeier" for Ludwig II. of Bavaria in 1865, he painted a cycle "From German Legend and History in Watercolours" in Berg Castle on Lake Starnberg; to this day, his wall paintings of Walther von der Vogelweid's songs adorn the king's dressing room at Neuschwanstein Castle; honoured with the title of professor by the Munich Academy in 1868. Secondary literature: Holland, Hyacinth (1903): Ille, Eduard. In: Bettelheim, Anton (ed.): Biographisches Jahrbuch und deutscher Nekrolog. Georg Reimer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 48-50; Nagler, Monogr., II 1623, 1627; Friedrich Pecht, Geschichte der Münchener Malerei im 19. Jahrhundert, 1888, from the estate of the antiquarian Rosenthal Munich / Amsterdam. Keywords: 19th century, Figurative, Cities, Germany, Size: Paper: 24,5 cm x 16,0 cm (9,6 x 6,3 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper is discoloured due to age. The sheet is pale foxing. The image makes a very good impression. Browned along the margins due to age.