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 depicts a man from the waist up. He is seated with his left arm resting on a surface, and his right hand is visible. The man's face is turned slightly to the right, showing a mustache and wavy hair. He has prominent eyes, a high forehead, and is wearing a coat with button details, a wide collar, and a bow at his neck. There is a draped curtain to the right and a pillar or architectural element beside it in the background. A hat rests on a column behind him. The image is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint with some burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.8 × 23.9 cm (11 3/4 × 9 7/16 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7038

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 19, undescribed second state (mezzotint plate)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

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

Wikidata ID

Q65019374

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