Technique: Pen drawing and Charcoal on Paper

Stamp: Verso Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 3549. Erhard Oskar Kaps. Leipzig. 20th century, 19th century

Verso Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 3574. Sibyll Kaps. Leipzig. 20th century, 19th century

Inscription: lower left inscribed by another person: "Jos Frz. Frh. von Goez 1754 Hermannstadt - 1815 Regensburg".

Date: c. 1790

Description: The gentle face of the mother, whose head has sunk relaxed into the pillow, is barely discernible in the depiction drawn with a quick hand. Even more hidden, on the other hand, is the head of the crying child at her side, whose posture and gestures show expressions of great grief. The peaceful scene is unsettled not least by the tightly curved lines, which contrast with the calmly sketched figure of the reclining one. | Watermark: Crown and ears of corn

Provenance: Erhard Oskar Kaps, Leipzig; Sibyll Kaps, Leipzige

Keywords: Death, Mourning, Vanitas, Family, Deathbed, Deathbed, 18th century, Classicism, Portraits, Germany,