690 - Twelve figures from the large Zizenhausen Orchestra

Twelve figures from the large Zizenhausen Orchestra Terracotta with the original polychromy in oils, paper. Four figures with older repairs. Height of conductor 17.2 cm. Attributed to Stockach, Anton Sohn (1769 - 1841), after 1830. The figures are based on lithographs by Hieronymus Hess, published in 1830. In these source prints, the musicians are identified by name: Music Director Dorn from Vienna, violinist François from Paris, double-bass player Pfeiffer from Lucerne, violinist Lump from Fribourg in Switzerland, guitarist Rinaldi from Genoa, horn player Zweger from Prague, bassoonist Mops from Stralsund, “Büchelist” Bläser from Nuremberg, trombonist Stolz from Berlin, clarinettist Stempel from Bonath, flautist Ehrbar from Winterthur, and trombonist Lord Kinnard from London. The only figure missing for the group to be complete is the singer, Signora Dulcinea from Naples. Literature Cf. Seipel, Das Weltbild der Zizenhausener Figuren, Constance, 1984, pp. 114 f.