Diana

1790s

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss

Associated Names
Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss

Artist, German, 1740 - 1814

The image shows an etching of the upper body of a person in a slight profile view. The person is positioned facing slightly downwards and to the left, with a gentle demeanor. Their facial features are delicately rendered, with soft lines portraying the nose, lips, and closed eyes. The person's hair is styled in a detailed manner, with curls framing the face and gathered at the back of the head. They are wearing a garment that drapes loosely over the shoulders, with etching lines indicating fabric folds. The background consists of textured hatchings. No jewelry or additional objects are visible in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.9 x 7.4 cm (3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.2 x 7.9 cm (4 x 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.71.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 18, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Emanuel von Baeyer, London); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 18, i/ii.

1998

  • Emanuel von Baeyer (Gallery). Nineteenth-century German Prints and Drawings. London, 1998: no. 106.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 18

Wikidata ID

Q75424203

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