Caption

Old man, print, The portrait is of an old man with a beard and a fur coat. Bust facing left., printmaker: Jan Chalon, Northern Netherlands (possibly), 1748 - 1795, paper, etching, drypoint, etching and drypoint, height 110 mm x width 72 mm, morphology of human expression (old male (human being)), A detailed monochrome etching of an elderly bearded man shown from the shoulders up with his head tilted downward and eyes cast toward the lower left. The man has a bald crown with fine etched lines suggesting wrinkles and sparse hair, deep-set shaded eyes, pronounced brow lines, a prominent nose, and a long, textured beard made of dense cross-hatching. The clothing around his shoulders is indicated by layered, directional hatch marks, and the background is filled with light scratched and crossed lines. The overall image is composed of delicate and heavy pen-like strokes creating contrast between the figure and the roughly textured backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A82_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.8Mb (7.0Mb) / 12.5in x 15.8in / 3743 x 4746 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old man print portrait old man beard fur coat Bust facing left printmaker Jan Chalon Northern Netherlands 1748 - 1795 paper etching drypoint height 110 mm x width 72 mm morphology human expression old male human detailed monochrome etching elderly bearded man shown shoulders up head tilted downward eyes cast lower left man bald crown fine etched lines suggesting wrinkles sparse hair deep-set shaded eyes pronounced brow lines prominent nose long textured beard dense cross-hatching clothing shoulders indicated layered directional hatch marks background filled light scratched crossed lines image composed delicate heavy pen- strokes creating contrast figure roughly textured backdrop