Oriental with a Soft Hat in Profile, Looking Left

1775

Paul Haubenstricker

Associated Names
Paul Haubenstricker

Artist, Austrian, 1750 - 1793

The image shows an illustration of a person's side profile from the chest up. The individual is facing left, with their head turned slightly to the side. The person has a prominent nose, full beard, and a slight frown. They are wearing a voluminous headwrap that covers their hair and drapes over their shoulders. The clothing has tassels hanging down, adding texture and detail. The background has cross-hatching lines for texture, framing the figure. The bottom of the image includes text that reads "Paul Haubenstricker f: 1775."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Jimmy and Jessica Younger, Houston

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.7 x 8.6 cm (5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 13.9 x 8.8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 17.1 x 11.7 cm (6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.50.4

  • Series Title

    from a series of Oriental heads

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vaduz (Lugt 4398). (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

Bibliography

2011

  • Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler. Quodlibet: Graphik des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts. Frankfurt am Main: 2011. no. 50

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Paul Haubenstricker f. 1775; by later hand, lower center of mount in blue ink: 165

Wikidata ID

Q76560556

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