71 - K. LÄMMEL (1822–1866), Portrait of Uncle Johann Wilhelm Lämmel, 1844, Pencil

K. LÄMMEL (1822–1866), Portrait of Uncle Johann Wilhelm Lämmel, 1844, Pencil Karl Moritz Lämmel (1822, Leipzig – 1866): Portrait of Uncle Johann Wilhelm Lämmel, 1844, pencil Technique: Pencil on paper, mounted on paper Inscription: Inscribed, signed, and dated below by the artist: “Johann Wilhelm Lämmel (Uncle Wilhelm, Academy student and engraver, born 1805 in Leipzig? 18/4 there | signed by K. Moritz Laemmel 1844 before his departure for Munich.” Date: 1844 Description: Half-profile portrait of a man with half-closed eyes. The artist’s uncle had to walk with two crutches and lived with his married sister, Huhn. Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 14.6 cm x 9.3 cm (5.7 x 3.7 in) Condition: Good condition. Minimally soiled and discolored in places, with sporadic pale stains. The lower corners of the sheet show minimal traces of glue residue. The paper is torn in the upper left corner.