Caption

Portrait of the painter Adriaen van Ostade, print, printmaker: Louis Bernard Coclers, unknown, after painting by Adriaen van Ostade, 1756 - 1817, paper, drypoint, height 193 mm x width 172 mm, Person, portrait, self-portrait of artist (artist in non-work situation), A detailed black and white etching shows a seated man wearing a dark broad-brimmed hat and a loose cloak with a wide collar; his face has a thin mustache and expressive eyes and his hand is raised to his chest holding a small object. Drapery fills the background with dense crosshatching on one side and softer folds on the other, and a second partially visible figure with a beard and head covering appears at the left edge. The clothing and folds are rendered with fine lines and shading, and a simple wooden chair back is visible at the right edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A82_270

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.1Mb (8.9Mb) / 12.2in x 14.9in / 3674 x 4484 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait painter Adriaen van Ostade print printmaker Louis Bernard Coclers unknown painting Adriaen van Ostade 1756 - 1817 paper drypoint height 193 mm x width 172 mm Person portrait self-portrait artist non-work situation detailed black white etching seated man wearing dark broad-brimmed hat loose cloak wide collar face thin mustache expressive eyes hand raised chest holding small object Drapery fills background dense crosshatching side softer folds second partially visible figure beard head covering left edge clothing folds rendered fine lines shading simple wooden chair back visible right edge