T.W. Theodor Janssen, Johann Peter Hasenclever, and others
Jobs als schulmeister
1838-1848
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- Artist: T.W. Theodor Janssen
- Artist: Johann Peter Hasenclever
- Printer: Heinrich Felsing
- Publisher: Julius Karl Buddeus
Jobs als schulmeister
1838-1848
Physical Qualities
Etching, drypoint, and engraving, Sheet: 337 x 460 mm. (13 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)
Plate: 215 x 255 mm. (8 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Image: 178 x 228 mm. (7 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.12307
Based on the satirical epic poem by Carl Arnold Kortum, "Leben, Meinungen und Thaten von Hieronymus Jobs dem Kandidaten (Der Jobsiade)," first published in 1784, which tells the story of Hieronymous Jobs, a theology student. The prints in this series are after drawings dated c. 1843 by Johann Peter Hasenclever. There are three prints from the series in the Garrett Collection (1946.112.12305 - 1946.112.12307).
Inscribed: Recto: above image, upper left, in graphite "1"; below image, lower left, in plate "I. P. Hasenclever Del.."; below image, lower right, in plate "T.W. Th. Ianssen Scpt."; below image, lower center, in plate "Jobs als Schulmeister. Jobs. Cap. 27.28. / DÜSSELDORF VERLAG VON JULIUS BUDDEUS / H. FELSING IMPR."
Markings: CM: Claghorn
