Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Friedrich von Schiller

Original - Lithograph portrait of Friedrich Schiller captioned "Friedrich von Schiller" in recognition of his 1802 ennoblement.

Reason: Leading German poet and playwright. Restored version of File:Schiller.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears: Friedrich Schiller
Creator: Published by Jos. Koehler, artist unknown.

Support as nominator --Durova³⁹⁴ 05:09, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good EV, good restoration, meets criteria. Jujutacular ^T · C 04:43, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Artist unknown, eh? Hmm. . . There aren't that many images of Schiller from life. I'd bet this is from a later drawing loosely based on the much-imitated 1794 bust by Heinrich Danneker (which was copied several times, with variations, by Danneker himself, before being mass-produced later on). Those busts mostly have the head inclined to the left (his left, that is) rather than the right, but they're unique in having the long, messy hair, as in this drawing, rather than what appears in the early paintings (as in our articles). Chick Bowen 05:05, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Actually de:Datei:Bild4308c.jpg shows a version of the Danneker bust closer to this lithograph. Chick Bowen 05:08, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support GerardM (talk) 15:38, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Spikebrennan (talk) 20:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great detail! Staxringold _talk^contribs 15:42, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Schiller edit1.jpg --jjron (talk) 10:52, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]