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Johann Gottlieb Prestel

23 works

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Watercolor of a ruined classical bath complex with tall arches, columns and standing water, with two small figures at left.

Ruïne van het keizerlijk badhuis in Calabrië

1784

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap and fur-trimmed collar, within a ruled decorative border.

Zelfportret

1777

Pen and ink study of intertwined nude male figures in combat, with a bearded head at upper left, on a cream sheet.

Kampfszene: Studie zu Raffaels Landung der Sarazenen

1779

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with angels above and a classical column at right.

Die Anbetung der Hirten

1784

Sepia drawing of draped women and cherubs among flowers and garlands beneath a billowing cloudy sky.

The Kingdom of Flora

n.d.

Pen sketch of an elderly bearded man bent over a book beside a skull and crucifix, mounted on a tan paper mat.

Heilige Hieronymus

1783

Print of a standing woman in flowing robes holding a chalice beside a shrub, on a dark tonal ground.

Heilige Barbara

1783

Brown wash drawing of nude Venus with Cupid, a satyr, an urn and figures in clouds above a wooded landscape.

Venus, Amor en saters

1783

Sepia print of the Virgin Mary ascending among angels while apostles gather at an open tomb beneath classical buildings.

Hemelvaart van Maria

1776

Red chalk drawing of figures gathered at a well with goats and a shepherd's staff, on a cream mount.

Jacob und Rahel am Brunnen

1779

Sepia wash drawing of draped women and cherubs with flowers and fruit in a cloudy allegorical landscape.

Das Reich der Flora

1779

Pen and ink drawing of many tumbling, muscular figures with contorted faces and limbs in a swirling fall composition.

Der Engelsturz

1783

Sepia drawing of Laocoön and his sons struggling with serpents beside a seated Neptune statue and a temple.

Tod des Laokoon und seiner Söhne

1783

Brown wash drawing of a seated king judging two women over a child, with a soldier and onlookers in a colonnaded hall.

Das Urteil Salomos

1779

Sepia print of the Transfiguration: Christ flanked by two figures on a mountain summit, apostles kneeling below, and a crowd

Transfiguration (Die Verklärung Christi auf Tabor)

1781

Sepia print of a saint with a crucifix kneeling among plague victims before classical columns under a cloudy sky.

Der Heilige Karl Borromäus heilt die Pestkranken

1780

Brown wash drawing of a robed figure with a book, winged angels and cherubs on clouds above a pedestal.

Johannes Evangelist

1779

Sepia drawing of a reclining headless body on a bed, with two women at right carrying a basket holding a severed head.

Judith und ihre Dienerin mit dem Haupt des Holofernes

1776

Sepia print of men struggling with rearing and bucking horses beside a thatched barn, with a woman and child watching at left

Pferdeszene

1779

Sepia drawing of a horse and rider in a plumed hat, with three more figures in feathered hats behind him.

Vier Reiter

1779

Brown wash drawing of a haloed, bearded man struck and held by three men beside a tree and rocky ground.

Christus wird von drei Männern geschlagen

1779

Sepia drawing of a young man in a wide-brimmed hat with lace cuffs, one hand on a chair back and one on his chest.

Junger Mann mit Hut, die Rechte auf eine Stuhllehne gestützt

1780

Sepia print of a waterfall over boulders, a large tree, a wooden footbridge and a small hut in a wooded landscape.

»Chute D‘eau« (Wasserfall)

1795

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