The Old Soldier

c. 1750

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Associated Names
Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Artist, German, 1712 - 1775

The image shows a portrait of an individual facing forward. The person's face, shoulders, and upper body are captured. The individual has a weathered face with a beard and mustache, deep-set eyes, and a calm expression. Their hair is thick and somewhat unkempt, and they wear a cap or hat with feathers. The person is dressed in a textured garment with small details on the shoulders and upper chest. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 x 15.1 cm (7 7/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.1 x 15.3 cm (7 1/2 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.61.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wessely 1887, no. 148, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Reverend J. Burleigh James, Shropshire (Lugt 1425). (Thomas Le Claire, Hamburg); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1887

  • Wessely, Joseph Eduard. Georg Frederic Schmidt. Verzeichniss seiner Stiche und Radirungen. Hamburg, 1887.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Schmidt fec; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: c/f / Leith / Jan. 18 / 1840

Wikidata ID

Q76340886

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