Study for The Iron Bedstead of King Og, Plate 324, Physica Sacra
date: label: Date
content: before 1731
name: label: Artist
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 large, elaborately carved bedstead appears on the left side of the picture. A group of men surround the bedstead on the left and right sides, staring and pointing, while a dog on the right walks, with head hanging down, towards the large structure. The background of the room contains arched windows, behind which appear trees. A stool, cut off by the picture frame on the left corner, appears in front of the bed. A curtain hangs from above, extending beyond the border of the picture and becoming part of the picture frame. A crossed pair of bones is positioned in four places on the frame, becoming part of the frame's detailed ornamentation.
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: 1940-110-7
objectType: label: Type
content: religion
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: 29.0 × 20.3 cm (11 7/16 × 8 in.)