Moritz Retzsch

Moritz Retzsch was an illustrator, painter and printmaker (1779–1857). He was born at Dresden and died at Oberlößnitz.

Also recorded as Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch; f. m. a. retzsch; m. retzsch; F. A. Moritz Retzsch; f. a. retzsch; Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch.

Moritz Retzsch in brief

Born
1779
Died
1857
Known for
illustrator, painter and printmaker
Place of birth
Dresden
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Catalogued works

25 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1804 to 1841.

The chess players, dated 1831, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ed7679549f1f64e9acf0956cf755d422. Portrait of the actress Friederike Unzelmann, dated 1804, held by Führermuseum, inventory 2354. Gallery to Shakespeare's dramatic works in outlines. Umrisse zu Buerger's Balladen. Acht Umrisse zu Schiller's Fridolin. Outlines to Schiller's Fight with the dragon. Erlaeuterungen der Umrisse von Moritz Retzsch zu Shakspeare's dramatischen Werken. Illustrations of Goethe's Faust. Umrisse zu Schiller's Lied von der Glocke. Die Schachspieler. Retzsch's series of twenty-six outlines, illustrative of Goethe's Tragedy of Faust, engraved from the originals by Henry Moses and an analysis of the tragedy. Gallery to Shakspeare's dramatic works. Gallery to Shakespeare's dramatic work. Sechszehn unrisse zu Schiller's Kampf mit dem Drachen. Extracts from Göthe's tragedy of Faustus. Umrisse zu Schiller's Lied von der Glocke nebst Andeutungen. Acht Umrisse zu Schiller's Fridolin, oder, Der Gang nach dem Eisenhammer. Faust. Die Schachspieler - Les joueurs d'échecs - The Chess Players, dated 1831, etchings, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 35.65.7. Works by Friedrich Schiller, dated 1834–37, book with engravings in black on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2014.134. The Song of the Bell (Das Lied von der Glocke), dated n.d., book with engravings in black on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2014.137. Gallery of Shakespeare's Dramatic Works (Gallerie zu Shakespeare’s Dramatischen Werken), dated 1841–44, book with engravings in black on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2014.136. Retzsch's Outlines, dated 1837–40, book with engravings in black on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2014.135. Faust transformed into a young man by a magic potion supplied by a witch at the behest of Mephistopheles. Engraving after M. Retzsch, ca. 1834., dated [1834?], held by Wellcome Collection. Two men in the midst of the orgies of a witches' sabbath. Wood engraving., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 7 named public collections.

Führermuseum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Art collection of the Federal Republic of Germany: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ed7679549f1f64e9acf0956cf755d422: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Retzsch, (Friedrich August) Moritz, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Retzsch, Friedrich Moritz August, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Retzsch, Moritz, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Die Titelkupfer von Moritz Retzsch zu Goethes Ausgabe letzter Hand, Goethe Yearbook 21, 2014.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Sechszehn Umrisse zu Schiller's Kampf mit dem Drachen [With the text]. Mit einigen Andeutungen (1824) — Internet Archive. The Gallery of Shakspeare, Or, Illustrations of His Dramatic Works (1828) — Internet Archive. Sechszehn Umrisse zu Schiller's Kampf mit dem Drachen With the text. Mit einigen Andeutungen (1824) — Internet Archive. Retsch's series of twenty-six outlines illustrative of Goethe's tragedy of Faust, engraved by H ... (1820) — Internet Archive. Retsch's Series of Twenty-six Outlines, Illustrative of Goethe's Tragedy of Faust (1820) — Internet Archive. Fridolin, Or The Road to the Iron-foundery;: A Ballad, (1824) — Internet Archive. Gallerie zu Shakspeare's dramatischen Werken (1836) — Internet Archive. Faust: esquisses dessinées (1830) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is German.

The field of work recorded is viticulture. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Work by Moritz Retzsch is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Nationalmuseum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Führermuseum.

Chronology

  1. 1779Moritz Retzsch born at Dresden.
  2. 1804Portrait of the actress Friederike Unzelmann (Führermuseum).
  3. 1820Retsch's series of twenty-six outlines illustrative of Goethe's tragedy of Faust, engraved by H ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1820Retsch's Series of Twenty-six Outlines, Illustrative of Goethe's Tragedy of Faust digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1824Sechszehn Umrisse zu Schiller's Kampf mit dem Drachen [With the text]. Mit einigen Andeutungen digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1824Sechszehn Umrisse zu Schiller's Kampf mit dem Drachen With the text. Mit einigen Andeutungen digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1824Fridolin, Or The Road to the Iron-foundery;: A Ballad, digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1828The Gallery of Shakspeare, Or, Illustrations of His Dramatic Works digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1831The chess players (http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ed7679549f1f64e9acf0956cf755d422).
  10. 1857Moritz Retzsch died at Oberlößnitz.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Die Titelkupfer von Moritz Retzsch zu Goethes Ausgabe letzter Hand, Goethe Yearbook 21, 2014

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Moritz Retzsch (Internet Archive), 17 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Retzsch, (Friedrich August) Moritz, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Retzsch, Friedrich Moritz August, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Retzsch, Moritz, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 8 digitised items catalogued under Moritz Retzsch as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Moritz Retzsch.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Moritz Retzsch (14 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Moritz Retzsch.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1948044: Moritz Retzsch

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Moritz Retzsch”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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