Study for The Fleece of Gideon, Plate 375, Physica Sacra
date: label: Date
content: before 1731
name: label: Designer
content: Johann Melchior Füssli, Swiss, 1677–1736
label: Author
content: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss, 1672–1733
label: Publisher
content: Christian Ulrich Wagner, German, 1686–1763
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A man stands inside an open-air, circular structure, with his arms raised in front of him and a fleece, or the woolly covering of what appears to be a sheep, at his feet. A mountainous landscape dotted with trees and buildings can be seen in the distance. The picture is bordered by an elaborate onamented frame consisting of natural forms, including wheat and leaves, as well as various tools, including nets and shovels.
place: label: made in
content: Zürich, Switzerland
label: published in
content: Ulm, Germany
label: published in
content: Augsburg, Germany
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1940-110-10
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and grey, black wash, pen and brown, black ink on cream laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 29.3 × 20.2 cm (11 9/16 × 7 15/16 in.)