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Print, Ein Spieler aus allen liekannten spielen zusamengesetzt (A Player Composed of All Known Games)
This is a Print. It was designed by Andreas Geiger and after Theodor Heinrich Alconiere. It is dated 1840–60 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving, brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
Its dimensions are
28.8 × 21.5 cm (11 5/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
It is signed
Signed in printed black ink: Andr. Geiger sc.
It is inscribed
Printed in black, top center: Neujahrsgeschendk der Theaterzeitung. (New Year's gift of the Theater Journal) / Das spielende Jahrhundert. (The Playing Century); in black, lower center: Ein Spieler aus allen bekannten Spielen zusamengesetzt (A player composed of all known games); in black, bottom left: Erfunden und gezeichnet von Th. Alconieri. (Invented and drawn by Th. Alconieri)
Cite this object as
Print, Ein Spieler aus allen liekannten spielen zusamengesetzt (A Player Composed of All Known Games); Designed by Andreas Geiger (Austrian, 1765 - 1856); After Theodor Heinrich Alconiere (Austrian, 1789 - 1865); engraving, brush and watercolor on paper; 28.8 × 21.5 cm (11 5/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop; 1957-162-14
