Kapellmeister Kreisler in Insanity, drawing

E. T. A. Hoffmann, Kapellmeister Kreisler in Insanity (Berlin, February 1822). Drawing for the first edition of The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr, volume 3. Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Art.f.23ga. Photo: Gerald Raab.

From The Director's Prism: E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Russian Theatrical Avant-Garde by Dassia N. Posner

This drawing by Hoffmann of himself as Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler dancing and smoking a long pipe illustrates Hoffmann’s typical blurring of the boundaries between intoxication, madness, and inspiration. See book: p. 9, 10; figure 1
Creator(s)	Hoffmann, E. T. A.
Creator Role	artist
Subjects	Performing Arts
Date	February 1822
Related Section	Introduction: Hoffmann’s Prism
Keywords	Hoffmann alter egos doubles
Content Type	drawing portrait
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Rightsholder	Staatsbibliothek Bamberg
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Credit Line	Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Art.f.23ga. Photo: Gerald Raab
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