Carl Gottlieb Peschel, Roman Countryman with Hat, Cloak, and Walking Stick. 1826. Carl Gottlieb Peschel1798 Dresden - 1879 ibid. Pen-and-ink drawing, wash on handmade paper. Inscribed in pencil on the upper left "Rom" and dated in detail "10(?) May ". U.r. inscribed "gezei. von Carl Peschel" as well as with the monogram "CP" by another hand (?). Sheet creased and finger-marked. Psp. somewhat foxed. Dimensions: 18.5 x 16.5 cm, psp. 44.5 x 31 cm. Carl Gottlieb Peschel 1798 Dresden - 1879 ibid. Studies at the Dresden academy. 1825/26 stay in Rome. From 1837 drawing master at the Dresden academy of arts, 1846 appointment as professor. 1859 member of the academic council.

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