Portrait of a Seated Man

1771

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Johannes Kornlein (printmaker), after Cornelis Visscher

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Johannes Kornlein

Artist, German, died 1772

Cornelis Visscher

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1629 - 1658

The image shows a portrait of a person seated. The individual has a high forehead, prominent cheekbones, and a slight mustache. They have middle-parted hair styled in loose curls by their ears. They are wearing a dark, buttoned garment with a white collar and a bow or ruff. There is draped fabric suggesting a robe or outer garment. In the background, a curtain with tassels is partially drawn aside. A table or furniture piece is nearby. Soft shading outlines the figure and surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.7 × 23.9 cm (11 11/16 × 9 7/16 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7041

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

Inscriptions

below tassle in image: C. Visscher fecit / Ao 1651

Wikidata ID

Q65019385

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