Allegorical Scene: Couple before a Statue

Also known as: Mythological Scene

Inscriptions

signed, center right, on base of statue, in gray ink: FM[in ligature]üllers. inv: et. del. Dreßden

Exhibition history

German Drawings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 1-July 13, 1980). The German Tradition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 27, 1993).

Quick Overview

Artist: F. Müller (German)
Date: 1700s
Medium: brush and gray wash, with brush and red wash; framing lines in black ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 17.2 x 10.5 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); Image: 16.3 x 9.8 cm (6 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Accession no.: 1956.302

Provenance

E. D. Morgan, Old Westbury, Long Island, NY E. D. Morgan, Old Westbury, Long Island, NY (according to departmental card); [Victor D. Spark, New York]

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.