Caption

Portrait of the artist Johannes Janson, print, Johannes Janson, with hat and long-stemmed pipe, reading a letter., printmaker: Louis Bernard Coclers, Leiden, c. 1769 - c. 1787, paper, etching, crayon manner, print drawing, etching in crayon manner, height 160 mm x width 128 mm, Person, portrait, self-portrait of artist (artist in non-work situation), A detailed pen-and-ink drawing of a seated figure shown in profile facing left, wearing a large brimmed hat and loose draped clothing, with one hand holding a folded sheet and the other hand touching the chin; the figure's facial features and curly hair are rendered with stippled and hatched marks, and the background is a textured light surface with small scattered spots and faint scratches.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A82_273

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.2Mb (6.3Mb) / 14.2in x 14.9in / 4253 x 4457 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait artist Johannes Janson print Johannes Janson hat long-stemmed pipe reading letter printmaker Louis Bernard Coclers Leiden c 1769 - c 1787 paper etching crayon manner print drawing height 160 mm x width 128 mm Person portrait self-portrait artist non-work situation detailed pen- -ink drawing seated figure shown profile facing left wearing large brimmed loose draped clothing hand holding folded sheet hand touching chin figure's facial features curly hair rendered stippled hatched marks background textured light surface small scattered spots faint scratches