Portrait of a Man

1881

Hubert von Herkomer

Associated Names
Hubert von Herkomer

Artist, German, 1849 - 1914

The image is an etching of an older man's upper body, shown from the chest up. He is seated and leaning slightly forward with his left hand resting against his cheek. The man has a full beard and mustache, thinning white or light gray hair, and a neutral expression. He is wearing a dark jacket over a light-colored shirt. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is a square of shading. The artwork is signed at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.32 × 15.08 cm (8 × 5 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.66 × 21.27 cm (13 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.151.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Clio Art Ltd., London); purchased 2019 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

below image at right in plate: HH81; lower right in graphite: Hubert v. Herkomer

Watermarks

HERKOMER

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