Abstract

Profile portrait of Johann Peter Eckermann (1792–1854), a writer and close associate of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Towards the end of Goethe's life, Eckermann documented his approach to literature in a series of talks later published as Conversations with Eckermann. Chalk drawing by Johann Joseph Schmeller, c. 1825.

Johann Peter Eckermann (c. 1825)

Johann Joseph Schmeller

Source

Source: Original: Weimar, Stiftung Weimarer Klassik und Kunstsammlungen

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Recommended Citation

Johann Peter Eckermann (c. 1825), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-vormaerz-to-prussian-dominance-1815-1866/ghdi:image-267> [December 21, 2024].

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