In existographies, Friedrich Pecht (1814-1903) was a German historical and portrait painter, lithographer, and art writer noted for his 1863 “Goethe Gallery”, co-drawn with Austrian-born painter German artist Arthur Ramberg (1819-1875), which contains fifty steel engravings of the various people and characters in Goethe’s existence and in his works, notably renditions of the characters: Eduard, Charlotte, and Ottilie from his 1809 Elective Affinities, with text description by Pecht.
References
1. Pecht, Friedrich, and Ramberg, Arthur. (1864). Goethe Gallery: Containing Characters from Goethe’s Works, drawn by Friederick Pecht and Arthur von Ramberg, fifty illustrations engraved on steel, with descriptive text by Frederick Pecht (The Councillor’s Lady Goethe, pgs. 24-29; Corneila Goethe, 32-35; Elective Affinities, pgs. 289-306). Appleton & Co, 1970.
External links
● Friedrich Pecht (German → English) – Wikipedia.
● Arthur von Ramberg – Wikipedia.
● Goethe Gallery (German → English) – Wikipedia.