Bildnis des Bürgermeisters Johann Jacob Hess

1847

not on display

Julius Sulzer1818 Breslau – 1889 München

For the sitter, see Heinrich Maximilian Imhof, Inv. 245. In: Kunsthaus Zürich. Gesamtkatalog der Gemälde und Skulpturen, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft (ed.), edited by Christian Klemm, Franziska Lentzsch, Gian Casper Bott et al., Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2007.

Also known as

Portrait of Mayor Johann Jacob Hess

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

image: 78 x 66 cm

Inventory number

Credit line

Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by the artist, 1847

Signature

inscr. u. r.: IOHANN: IACOB: HESS / BÜRGERMEISTER v ZÜRICH / PRÄSIDENT DER KÜNSTLER/GESELLSCHAFT.; below: Gemalt von Julius Sulzer 1847.; b. l. on back of book: KÜNSTLER / LEXICON

Inscriptions

Accession year

1847

Provenance

The digitisation of the inventory of the Kunsthaus is an ongoing work in progress. Due to the time-consuming nature of comprehensive scientific research on each individual artwork, we have decided to disclose some works also without provenance information to the public. The progression of provenance research will be continuously updated online. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at provenanceresearch(at)kunsthaus.ch.

About the provenance

State of research 01.01.2007 Do you have questions, criticism, suggestions, and further information? Please send us a message to provenienzforschung(at)kunsthaus.ch.

Literature (general)

- Kunsthaus Zürich. Gesamtkatalog der Gemälde und Skulpturen, hrsg. von Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft et al., Sammlungskatalog, Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2007, S. 179.

Object type

painting

Classification

C 1[1] painting 19th century CHE

Keywords